After being so let down by Marie Antoinette, along comes the subtle and serene meditation of a film, Old Joy. Accomplishing everything Antoinette failed at, Old Joy reads like a poignant short story - surfacing the ambiguities and anxieties that hover over everyone. Focusing on two friends, played by Daniel London and Will Oldham(of Bonnie "Prince" Billy fame), who reunite for a weekend camping trip in Oregon's Cascade Mountains, the film really gets at the delicate, unspoken bond between two seperated friends and the paramount importance of human relationships in contrast with the world at large(most specifically, here, politics). Accompanied by an orignial alt-country score by Yo La Tengo, Old Joy has a deliberate pacing and simplicity that is hard to achieve and, in turn, is one of the finest films so far this year.
Bonnie "Prince" Billy : Cursed Sleep
Yo La Tengo : The Room Got Heavy
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