THAT’S ENTERTAINMENT

Along with music editor Mike Mettler’s excellent interview with surround sound music guru Steven Wilson (see page 32), a few highlights in this issue’s Entertainment section merit a shout-out. First, movies editor Chris Chiarella weighs in on Tenet, a film I can’t say I loved, but certainly admired for its technical and storytelling virtuosity. I’m glad I bought the disc (Ultra HD version, of course) so I could watch Tenet multiple times— a requirement to figure out exactly what the hell is going on. Next, reviewer Josef Krebs checks out the Criterion Collection’s new Luis Buñuel box set. Films by Buñuel, the most accessible and interesting of the Surrealist artists, aren’t likely to be everyone’s cup of tea, but the fluid manner in which narrative threads are handed off like batons in this trio of late-period films, frequently shifting between real and dream states, is dazzling to behold. Highly recommended.