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How do you forget Bolano's masterpiece? I am curious in reading why it wasn't deemed eligible for inclusion; the AV Club staff write well, and so does the author of that book.

*insert extra ridiculous sexual metaphor here*

Maybe a better example than a long scene set entirely in an apartment is, well, a film of Tarkovsky's. You're not going to say Tarkovsky was beating off in his long takes, right?

The review
I seriously don't understand the criticism. It just reads like D'Angelo believes a tracking shot is indicative of showing off. But tracking shots have been involved in cinema for forever. They're well established in European cinema. Another poster called this technique "art for arts' sake", but this isn't a…