Hathos Alert

by Maisie Allison

David Thomson is spellbound by the Lohan metamorphosis:

The way one face grows out of another and then into one more is the source of its beauty, its regret, and its sinister import. … It may be the most cogent imprint of celebrity we have had. It is a real movie, so as you watch it you feel a mixture of dread and desire. Should I be watching this? How can I stop? … I can’t believe Lohan will ever make a regular movie that has the impact of these 74 seconds.