A movie camera in a psychiatrist's office If you're up for a melancholy evening, Confessions of a Superhero is surprisingly beautiful.



(you can find the full film on Hulu)

Having been recently doused in readings and class discussions about the effects of inserting oneself into a person's life for ethnographic purposes, it was uncomfortably intimate. I couldn't help but find the movie-makers' invasive approach ethically questionable. That said, it's a movie, not a dissertation, and this almost reckless insertion of the public's eye into four peoples' private lives is, in some ways, the fulfillment of their dreams of celebrity.  ¶ 3:20 PM