“Now, not for nothing. We’re living through some… interesting times, and this is about, apropos of nothing, the rise of authoritarianism in Czechoslovakia. Just might be worth a look: The Cremator. It’s on my list I made for Criterion during the pandemic. It’s one of the best uses of narration that I’ve ever experienced in film. And it’s a very deft Performance here. And a terrifying film.”
