Americana
Tost strives to reach beyond the basic parameters of his story, not only to lasso some large and uncomfortable themes but to craft a borderline absurdist black comedy around his bleak narrative.
Tost strives to reach beyond the basic parameters of his story, not only to lasso some large and uncomfortable themes but to craft a borderline absurdist black comedy around his bleak narrative.
It’s disjointed, almost too happy to change its train of thought on a dime, but the jagged mosaic in its fullness is absolutely brilliant.
The chronological order of events is much less compelling than the way Anderson presents them.
It isn’t merely cerebral pseudo-noir. It prompts us to contemplate what it means to be human.