Old Joy — IQ Score 153/200
Old Joy has an IQ Score of 153/200 on TV Intelligentsia's Intelligence Quotient rubric, placing it in the Stimulating tier.
Consistently challenges the viewer and rewards attention
Score Breakdown
IQ = round((Cognitive × 0.4 + Educational × 0.35 + Craft × 0.25) × 4)
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The TVI Take
Kelly Reichardt's 2006 Oregon-Cascade-Mountains film about two old friends reuniting for a weekend trip to a hot springs. The structural commitment to letting male-friendship-after-thirty be the actual subject — and the slow-pace cinematography (sub-80-minute runtime) — established the catalog's distinctive register.
Will Oldham's Bonnie 'Prince' Billy persona anchored the cast as Kurt, the friend whose life has not progressed at the same pace as the protagonist's.
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