A work of art that somehow manages to combine the beauty and pacing of a film (shot in eye-piercing high-def) with the surreality of a stage play. Never loses sight of the performances and the emotion in every scene.

What a gift this movie is.

THE RESCUE (Disney+) is extraordinary. You may know the story from the news but this documentary explains the details of how truly improbably this endeavor was, and the bravery required. While the narrative was a bit disjointed and scattershot, there are moments of transcendence to be found here.

What a feat.

This happened to my friend Susan

AO Scott's review of this movie at The New York Times was titled "Calamari By Your Name" and that is why AO Scott gets paid to write movie reviews for The New York Times and I'm just a guy on Letterboxd with a dream.

Here’s my Tiktok review.