Suicide is painless?
Added 2025-11-15 02:26:18 +0000 UTCHope so, since Landscape Suicide came from behind (or so various comments suggest; I wasn't paying attention myself) to eke out a victory over Shoeshine in this week's request poll, with Splitsville a distant third. While I try not to read about films in advance, my eye inadvertently caught just enough while I was looking up where this one can be found (on Tubi, improbably) to give me the impression that it might be something of a conventional documentary, rather than the structural/experimental Benning films I've seen to date (One Way Boogie Woogie, 13 Lakes and Ten Skies). In fact, what I glimpsed of the logline looked really conventional, like something that Netflix would be shoving in your face nowadays. But I bet not. If you wanna take a look for yourself, Tubi it up!
Since today's not quite the 15th, I'm gonna hold off on the random draw for another week, thereby giving me time to watch another auto-qualifier or two. (Already saw Childhood of a Leader, review coming tomorrow or maybe even late tonight if I get industrious. Rest assured I haven't forgotten about Shivers, Oscar, The Timekeepers of Eternity or Typhoon Club. This is just a busy time of year and three films hit week 52 simultaneously.
