miranda july's The Future

I am divided on art world star turned novelist turned filmaker Miranda July. She seems to be the female equivalent of the prolific James Franco, dabbling in a multiple of different mediums. She is obviously talented, but as mentioned in a recent New York Times Magazine cover story, her detractors find her art often times sickingly coy and overly precious.

Last weekend, I went to see her new movie The Future, and found it captivating and thought provoking, but also frustrating and overly self-concious (how could it not be when a fucking CAT narrates the film in a cute kitten voice!!?) Regardless, it is the work of a singular talent and is contains some amazing sequences. Go see it. 

Comments

[Denis Paxton]

Despite what her ctitiques say, I still find her art interesting and I am now intrigued to see her movie especially that I have never seen a movie narrated by a cat.