The Short List of Things to Do
A guide to what you should see and what you should skip — and what you won't be able to avoid
A theater director (Philip Seymour Hoffman) has a Really Big Idea for a play, an obsession that upends his life and leads to madness. Charlie Kaufman's comedy about artistic ambition is challenging, invigorating and, if you go with it, brilliant fun. It's like a suicidal Fellini film — a downer 8 1/2.
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