a microcosm, full of ideas (and metaphysical concepts) without seeming pedantic or bloated. Variety described it as "an intense three-hour mental workout rewarded with a big emotional payoff. ... One's attention must be engaged at all times as the mosaic triggers an infinite range of potentially profound personal responses." And that is entirely true. With both brains and heart, it dares to reference the big questions of existence by illustrating such ideas instead of pondering them outright. And very unlike an accessible, pop-culturish block-buster, there is an inevitable darkness: we as a species can be unfathomably cruel or unexpectedly, unconditionally kind to one another so we are not left with happy endings throughout the film. Some end up happy, some do not. There is satisfaction and there is pain. Just like life. Sometimes things turn out the way no one wants. But even then, the film reminds us, there is a pattern to it all. A beautiful, infinite pattern that includes light and dark, a pattern like moving clouds, living and breathing and vital. Just like life. Recommend? Clearly and definitely yes. I have been thinking of and contemplating this amazingly rich film for many days now. Take a look at the extended trailer below. Wednesday, November 14, 2012 American artist Jennifer Cronin paints haunting portraits of women encountering some very odd phenomena. Lights and forms that may or may not be sentient and may or may not be malevolent interact with those who seem to be unsuspecting yet slightly