Some people end up shutting those movies out, excluding them from any potential watchlist for the obscene commitment they ask of audiences. Earlier this month, I made that bucket list a whole lot shorter, watching a dozen or so of these ultralong “project” movies over break. To start, what quantifies an ultra-long film? When it comes to those long, deliberately boring films, there’s a reason they aren’t more widely lauded. Baked into every long film there’s a sense of fullness and importance that can turn into a sense of accomplishment when finished (like getting to the last page of a novel).

Source: Daily Sun February 03, 2024 13:24 UTC