We get very few comments from readers on this blog, which leads us to think that either nobody reads it, or that those who do are disinclined to comment. It’s not a problem, either way (Eric B., not the one of rap fame, did comment in person on the martini picture when last we saw him here).

Anyway, we imagine if people were to make comments, one of them might be that our selections for this season of MovieNight have been a bit intense… and it’s true. We didn’t set out with that intent, but somehow we got there, due in a large part to finding a film critic in England who seems to have his finger on a pulse which beats in sync with ours.

The State I Am In gets added to my list of favorite movies ever (list coming soon). Although I mostly hate it when people refer to something as being like “X” meets “Y”, this really is like the Dardenne Brothers meet Fatih Akin. There were some surprisingly funny moments, too:

Heinrich: What do your parents do?

Jeanne: They fuck.

Heinrich: For a living?

Jeanne: No. Just now.

And the state I am in today? One too many martinis.

More about this film on IMDb