Suntory time

Lost in Translation

(2003)

OK, I recognize that this is not official critical language, but this film just makes me feel so fucking good. And no, I won't deny that part of the reason for that is the man-of-a-certain-age-in-an-impossible-intimate-but-not-intimate-that-way-relationship-with-someone-who-looks-like-Scarlett Johansson element of it--duh!--but more than that is just the heartbreaking truth of relationships impossible for whatever reason. And why does that make me feel good, exactly? Hey, did I ever claim to be a model of emotional balance?

This thing I noticed this time that I'd never noticed before: a thank-you to John Lydon, obviously for the karaoke use of "God Save the Queen."