Let the Corpses Tan is an exhausting movie. That's what makes it great.

Directors Hélène Cattet and Bruno Forzani thumb their noses at the idea that once a moment passes, it's gone for good

A shot from Let the Corpses Tan.
(Image credit: Kino Lorber)

Movies can only show us so much information on screen at a time. It's a fact of the medium; once a moment passes, it's usually gone for good. Maybe, if it serves the story, we'll revisit bygone scenes in a flashback — but probably not.

With their bloodstained neo-Western Let the Corpses Tan, Hélène Cattet and Bruno Forzani defiantly thumb their noses at this truism.

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Andy Crump

Bostonian culture journalist Andy Crump covers the movies, beer, music, and being a dad for way too many outlets, perhaps even yours: Paste Magazine, The Playlist, Mic, The Week, Hop Culture, and Inverse, plus others. You can follow him on Twitter and find his collected writing at his personal blog. He is composed of roughly 65 percent craft beer.