Shockingly, the director of Theory of Flight went on to make Bloody Sunday, United 93, and the last two Bourne movies. I still can't quite process that disconnect, but thank goodness he got the whimsy out of his system and fast.

So bad it's good
Though I'd seen the LP around record stores years ago, I first read about this film in detail when The Believer did an article on it to exemplify the concept "So Bad It's Good."

Yes, please do BEYOND THE SEA. It was the kind of trainwreck that a MYOF column can beautifully illuminate.

THE TWO PINOCCHIOS
For my sins, I happened to see both the Italian-language and the dubbed Pinocchio within a few weeks of each other, on the big screen no less.