On January 25th Arrow Video released a Blu Ray double pack of Richard Kelly's 2006 film Southland Tales. Disc 1 includes a new 2K restoration of the Theatrical Cut, along with a new retrospective documentary on the legacy and making of the film, while Disc 2 contains the longer, rarely seen Cannes Cut, which screened at that festival back in '06 to a glacial response. This is simply a review of the Cannes Cut, not of Southland Tales itself, so spoilers ahead if you've never seen the film before.

Cards on the table: Southland Tales has long been one of my favourite films. It is flawed, confusing, often frustrating, but it is a singular vision, and one to which I immediately responded all those years ago when I saw it on DVD. Somehow, I now own both the DVD and Blu...