Can't Get You Out of My Head represents the most that Adam Curtis has ever Adam Curtis'd. If he tops this one in Curtisity at some point in the future, I will happily give it a 5/5 rating.
This is a miniseries that might be best watched all in one go, just for the sheer number even one hour of it manages to do on your brain. It's paranoia-inducing and bleak, recounting various historical events throughout the second half of the 20th century that have led to the world being in its seemingly fractured state for the 21st century so far.
It fluctuates between being absorbing, silly, repetitive, thought-provoking, alarming, and overwhelming, all at different points. It covers everything and nothing. I did not love every single minute of Can't Get You Out of My Head by any means, but I liked a lot of it, and I really respect its ambition and dedication to its central premise, which is just so expansive it makes my head hurt just thinking about how one would go about writing (and then editing) this.
This is a miniseries that might be best watched all in one go, just for the sheer number even one hour of it manages to do on your brain. It's paranoia-inducing and bleak, recounting various historical events throughout the second half of the 20th century that have led to the world being in its seemingly fractured state for the 21st century so far.
It fluctuates between being absorbing, silly, repetitive, thought-provoking, alarming, and overwhelming, all at different points. It covers everything and nothing. I did not love every single minute of Can't Get You Out of My Head by any means, but I liked a lot of it, and I really respect its ambition and dedication to its central premise, which is just so expansive it makes my head hurt just thinking about how one would go about writing (and then editing) this.