What’s scarier than not being able to understand what’s going on in a French New Wave film? Get yourself freaked by avant-garde art at this screening of Alain Renais’ hotel-set psychological ponderance on how we acknowledge our relationships to others. The same actors playing different characters; memories being questioned and challenged; and vintage-ass mathematical strategy games played with matches: All this combines to make your head spin and your eyes water with experimental delight. What a vacation from the usual straightforward cinema schlock! – James Scott
