Identities in Flux

By Chris Barsanti

Kaufman’s Synecdoche, New York is performance art as civilization-annihilating Godzilla, whereas Eastwood's Changeling is a film that wins the stranger than fiction category, hands-down. [24 October 2008]

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Synecdoche New York

By Evan Sawdey

Consumed with existential dread, this film captures the feeling of near-death angst remarkably well, enough to the point where it's not Caden that's feeling it -- it's the audience. [20 March 2009]

Synecdoche, New York

By Cynthia Fuchs

Much like protagonists in previous Charlie Kaufman scripts, Caden is an artist in search of his art. [24 October 2008]

Short Ends and Leader: Kaufman’s ‘Synecdoche’ Is Complex, Compelling Quirk

Charlie Kaufman as director: On the whole, he’s up to the parts [6 November 2008]