I dithered on whether to do a post on this or not. On one hand, this Canada/Swiss co-pro, a documentary by Peter Mettler, is on a really interesting and profound subject. But as far as reviews go, they’ve been pretty lukewarm.
In his film, Mettler visits a number of locations to offer visual essays on various ways that we perceive time. Some of the essays rock, apparently, but others tend to drag.
So with that caveat in mind The End of Time (which may or may not be named after a two-part Dr. Who episode that aired in 2009) screens at the RPL Film Theatre Feb. 7 and 9 at 9 p.m. and Feb. 8 and 10 at 7 p.m. Here’s the trailer: