‘sex’ and art

Cudos to Dan O’Neill’s labeling of the movie “sex, lies and videotape” as the pretentious mediocrity that it is (Letters, Oct. 8).

There is a tendency for film critics to laud any so-called “art film” so long as it is ponderous, slow-paced and photographed to look as though it were a half-finished student film.

“Sex, lies and videotape” fills all of these criteria. Also, all of the letters in its title are lower case. It must be art.

CHESTER BENTON

Woodland Hills