The Man We Want to Hang

MOVIE #1,952 • SCORE 2/10 • 09.06.24
SERIES: KENNETH ANGER DIRECTOR FOCUS

On the one hand, I give Kenneth Anger a lot of credit for spontaneously returning after decades of inactivity, on the other hand, most (all? I still have several more to go) seem to range from middling to why does this exist? This unfortunately swerves toward the latter ground. It’s just… static video of Aleister Crowley’s goofy, mostly bad paintings? I cheered whenever the camera panned or zoomed because that at least broke up the monotony. The title is cheeky (“hang” as “in a gallery,” like this trash deserves it!). I’m really struggling here.

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“The Man We Want to Hang” is a 12-minute short, consisting of Anger filming borrowed paintings done by legendary and controversial occultist Aleister Crowley. It was released on September 7, 2002.