Episode 087: Southland Tales (2006)

Written By Bryan Connolly

Sprawling, strange near masterpiece from the director of Donnie Darko

Directed by Richard Kelly. Starring Dwayne Johnson, Seann William Scott, Sarah Michelle Gellar, Justin Timberlake, Mandy Moore, John Laroquette, Wallace Shawn, Curtis Armstrong, Amy Poehler, Cheri Oteri, Will Sasso, Miranda Richardson, Nora Dunne and Jon Lovitz

How is the world wrong about Southland Tales? Most people hate it. Most people find it an incomprehensible mess. Bryan finds it funny and unique. Altman meets Lynch meets Philip K. Dick meets Reality TV trash. Director Kelly takes a really big swing here. We applaud him for it!

Bryan Connolly
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