Life During Wartime (2009)

This week, the Crit Club revisits the late aughts, and all its existential malaise, with the help of Todd Solondz's 2009 film Life During Wartime. It zooms back into the lives of the Jordan sisters, who were introduced in Solondz's 1998 film Happiness, and catches them at another pivotal point in their lives as they reunited in sun-bleached Florida against a backdrop of a languishing Iraq war. We had plenty to discuss on the themes, the humor and the surreal aura of this film, so come hang out with us! Other things we discussed: - Happiness - She Dies Tomorrow - Valheim - Bridgerton - Gilmore Girls - The Wire - Star Wars: Fallen Order Join us next week, when we prolong our cabin fever with a trip to an isolated South Korean lodge with Kim Jee-woon's 1998 debut, The Quiet Family. And drop us a line! You can email us at [email protected] or find us on Twitter with the handle @critclubcast.