8 1/2 Made Me Feel Deeply Seen As A Liar

Seen, redeemed, the whole dang deal

This was the first movie I can remember lying about having seen. Watching it now, for the first time, brought me a surprising kind of relief - not just the relief that comes with cleaning up my old bullshit, but also the relief of feeling completely seen and understood as a liar.

This is a film about not being able to make a film, a vision of the absenc…