Present Tense

Benjamin Button and a passive hero's route toward happiness
by Matt Zoller Seitz   posted May 8, 2009

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The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, directed by David Fincher
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video essay  |  David Fincher  |  The Curious Case of Benjamin Button  |  Brad Pitt  |  Hollywood  |  Forrest Gump  |  Eric Roth  |  Terrence Malick  |  film criticism  |  Academy Awards

THE AUTHOR

Matt Zoller Seitz is a writer and filmmaker whose debut feature, the romantic comedy Home, is available through Netflix and Amazon. His writing on film and television has appeared in The New York Times, New York Press, and The Star Ledger, among other places. He is also the founder of The House Next Door, a movie and TV criticism website.

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