Life during wartime (2009)

Todd Solondz perfects his cinema of misanthropy in Life during wartime, where an ensemble of characters create their own hell even as they convince themselves they're out of it.

Eschewing the surreal, over the top feel of his previous attempts, Life during wartime is actually enjoyable and funny because of the its perfect timing and understated humanism.

Read my full review at Fridae, first published on 8 August 2012.