Nam June Paik: Moon Is the Oldest TV (2023)

Nam June Paik: Moon Is the Oldest TV (2023). 1h 47m

“This film is seductive like all American Masters profiles. Their films are interesting and initially satisfying, but they leave an aftertaste of being suspiciously mild-very selective in what information they include (nothing troubling or disappointing about the subject) and thus emotionally manipulative. I wish they would allow more grit-to edit Fluxus artists as if they were a cuddly, harmonious crew is just weird. Ignoring Paiku0026#39;s wife Kubota was also bizarro. Nonetheless, Nam June Paik is such a fantastic subject that itu0026#39;s well worth watching this one just to see all the footage. They included a lot of video of him speaking, and he had an incredible way of speaking big thoughts succinctly and often humorously. A too shallow movie about an artist of real depth.”