Some movies linger in your head for days. The first movie I remember doing that was Donnie Darko. It was something like you wanted to make sense of, a puzzle which needed to be solved. Through the years I have seen other movies that have done this, one being Primer, directed by Shane Carruth. I never have been able to make complete sense of that movie (which I do not mind because Carruth himself has said he left out some essential parts to keep you guessing), but I still remember it fondly. It’s no surprise then that I was looking forward to his second movie, Upstream Color. I mentally prepared myself to be challenged and not being able to find answers again, but was that necessary? Continue reading →