I saw Kaufman’s “Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind” last night.

In a nutshell, it may be the wisest and most beautiful exploration of romantic love I’ve ever seen in popular filmmaking. If movies were like this, I’d watch a lot more of them.

Worth it more than once.

I’ll start by saying I don’t mean to imply that all psychedelic experiences are beatific and profound. Trust me, I’m fully aware that sometimes you just lie on the floor for four hours trying to talk a seven-foot bag of Skittles out of stealing your sofa while Abba endlessly sings the theme to Welcome Back Kotter.

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