Bullet in the Brain

4/6/2026

You may not always glean this from my scatterbrained and reflexive reviews here on TMDB, but I am deeply fascinated with English as a written language. Specifically, I am enthralled by how writers use words in unique and creative ways to convey something intensely personal. Ironically, what I am talking about here — what we call a writers' skillful "turn of phrase" — is *itself* a fun turn of phrase that suggests that brilliant prose is analogous to beautifully-crafted pieces of woodwork, turned on a lathe. This is simply one of the best short films you will ever watch. But it should be no surprise, really, because the Tobias Wolff short story on which it is based is similarly awesome (and certainly worth reading whether or not you see the film), and Tom Noonan is a fantastic and cri