The Twentieth Century (2019) ***

I forget where I first saw Matthew Rankin's absurdist comedy/drama/biography The Twentieth Century (2019) advertised but when I found out it was available to stream on The Criterion Channel, I decided to give it a shot. Mileage will vary depending on your tolerance level for quirkiness, but Rankin's film is too weird and interesting to ignore. 

I can't say I loved it, and it's kind of a confusing mess, but the production design is really fun and the actors go all in. I don't see this one becoming a cult classic for this viewer but this fictionalized portrait of Canadian Prime Minister William Lyon Mackenzie King will appeal at least on some level to fans of Monty Python, Guy Maddin, and John Waters and is worth a look.