That’s perverse, man….not a fair, forthright, comprehensive call. Glazer’s The Zone of Interest obviously warrants respect for its chilling avoidist-strategy undercurrent, but it’s too dry, too minimalist, almost antiseptic.
LAFCA Best Director: Jonathan Glazer, The Zone of Interest (A24).
Runner-up: Yorgos Lanthimos, Poor Things (Searchlight)
