Want to watch a dreadfully mysterious Soviet-era film about three dudes who enter a forbidden wasteland in search of supernatural transcendence? Who doesn’t.
Upside: Spellbinding and hits a lot of eerie, meaningful buttons. Downside: Long, abstruse, characters that are unlikably gray and sullen.
Depressing trivia: the forbidden “Zone” was filmed near an old chemical factory and many of the crew, including the director, may have eventually died due to toxic exposure during production.