These werent just movies.

They were gifts from an auteur who many feared would never work again.

Now, in 2016, thats no longer the case.

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Credit: Melinda Sue Gordon

The obscurity that pervades every frame ofKnight of Cupsmake two of its key elements difficult to grasp.

One is its sense of humor… or what may be its sense of humor.

AsKnight of Cupswashes over you, the movie itmightbeor might have beenbegins to chrystalize.

(And this may be because your mind is wandering).

It is funny, maybe.

But why are we spending so much time with another Christian Bale conquest?

We were just getting used to the last beautiful, thin woman.

At every turn, the film shakes off each attempt a viewer makes to cling to it.