GREAT MAN SINGING

They hide in plain sight. They telegraph their every move to us ahead of time. And we are shocked—shocked!—when they’re unmasked for having meant every word they’ve said. They weren’t pretending. They were showing us their hearts.

“Great Man Singing” is a fever dream. In it, I’m just one more man who thinks he’s above the fray, that it’s all fun and games. I’m perfectly happy to party with Brando on his creepy island. But when he inevitably turns on me—I’m stunned.

Marlon isn’t about to apologize, but he’s happy to explain the obvious.