‘The Brutalist’ Review: A Dense Historical Epic About the Difficulties of Making Art

‘The Brutalist’ Review: A Dense Historical Epic About the Difficulties of Making Art

It’s been weeks, and there are images from Brady Corbet’s The Brutalist that haven’t left me. It’s an exquisitely crafted film, shot with care on VistaVision, a largely obsolete 35mm film format that hadn’t been used in the full production of a movie in decades. This is a large, dense film. In a strange way,…