Red Riding

The Red Riding trilogy is getting attention in the press, with generally glowing reviews. I'll add my voice to the chorus. Thanks to the wonders of twenty-first century technology, I've been watching them on in-demand cable, negotiating the dark corners of Yorkshire from the safety of my couch. Like the movie Syriana from a few years ago, the fact that things are often confusing is not a lapse in narrative skill on the part of the filmmakers. You are in fact meant to feel as if the real import of most of what you see is tantalizingly just on the verge of comprehension. Which it is, but eventually the pieces fit together. It takes several hours, but it's worth the wait. Here's the trailer. If you get a chance, watch all three movies, in order.