Todd Solondz.

He seems to be trying pretty hard at being transgressive, but his movies are really, really tiresome. CRAP. Zero waffle factor.

i really like _dollhouse_ and _happiness_

haven't seen the more recent ones

not crap

Happiness is worth watching for Jane Adams. She's a babe.

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In conclusion to my well reasoned and thought out argument, I award my prestigious internet messageboard vote for Todd Solondz as NOT CRAP.

His movies make me feel yucky.
NOT CRAP

A resounding CRAP. Happiness was such a contrived excercise in offensiveness. He's not a terrible film maker, but he does over-indulge himself. Maybe one day he'll write something shocking AND intelligent, but for the moment I think this totally eludes him.

I have liked all his films and look forward to seeing Palindromes. He seems to be able to wrench humour from the dryest of circumstances.

I really loved that Dawn Weiner's brother's band was called 'The Quadratics'.

Not Crap.

Palindromes is great. It's even more unsettling than his previous films, so if you weren't a fan already, you probably won't be with this one.

Mark Weiner makes a return and Ellen Barkin is still a good-looking lady.

His ability to make an audience feel through the medium of film is uncanny. Eight fingers up Todd Solondz. NOT CRAP!

Underneath his movies is the idea that the world is golden and idyllic until someone fucks with you around the beginning of adolecence, and after that you're fucked for life (cf., final scene of Happiness). Valid viewpoint for victims of pedophiles, just as the viewpoint of Requiem for a Dream resonates with people I know who wrestle with addiction, but neither one works for me at all.

Only waffle factors are his talents for casting and dialogue.