Aporia
My dictionary defines “aporia” (from the Greek) as “an irresolvable internal contradiction or internal disjunction in a text, argument or theory”. In sci-fi movies such an internal, irresolvable contradiction – like a man who is his own father – is called a time paradox. Ironically, Aporia, a fascinating attempt to weld one aesthetic to another, bristles with internal disjunctions that are all its own. On one side a familiar, kitchen-sink weepie drama populated with relatable everyday people being put to the test. On the other a machine built by one of them capable of firing “a bullet into the past” to change the course of history. Those people are played by Judy Greer … Read more
