Having a look back at my summer movie reviews, I’m amazed that I didn’t sit down here to ramble on about The Tree of Life. I mean, there’s no doubt the film will feature prominently in my Best of 2011 list, while at the same time I recognize it can be a frustratingly opaque cinematic film experience. It’s also one of the most-talked about movies of the year, and I sure did my share of talking about it.
To wit, here’s a conversation I had with Matt Semansky and Molly Segal, the Coast’s regular film reviewers, about The Tree of Life.