Schizopolis

After years of making movies in the fringes of the Hollywood system after his debut success sex, lies, and videotape, director Steven Soderbergh made Schizopolis as, in his own words, an artistic "wake-up call to himself." The result is a discombobulated, irreverent, comedic meta-movie, a cinematic ...more

After the fractured, misanthropic neo-noir of his little-seen 1995 effort The Underneath, director Steven Soderbergh reaffirmed his artistic vitality with this self-produced absurdist comedy. To call Schizopolis offbeat would be a gross understatement; trafficking in multiple identities, made-up languages, and hilarious non sequiturs, the movie has a bizarre, syncopated rhythm rarely seen since the days of Dada. The film shows the hallmarks of 1960s prankster Richard Lester or even the more ...more