Concrete Reflections: John Wilson Turns a Building Material into a Meditative Comedy
TL;DR
At Sundance, The History of Concrete, John Wilson's feature-length follow-up to How To with John Wilson, wittily roams from Hallmark movie seminars to New York's cracked streets as it uses concrete to explore permanence, urban life, and mortality; a meandering, funny yet emotionally resonant documentary that combines whimsy with sharp observations about architecture and time.
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