THE LONGEST RIDE This movie is two and a half hours long.
  • THE LONGEST RIDE This movie is two and a half hours long.

A wizened egg whispers in the voice of Alan Alda. A boy writhes helplessly on the back of a bull. Two Jews reach through time, sepia fingers scrabbling at the locked window of the Now. A girl tosses her yellow hair and laughs.

The boy places a cowboy hat on the girl’s head. Hand in hand, they regard the audience. Their eyes are hungry. “Love requires sacrifice,” says the egg.

The Jews are still scratching at the window. “Hush, Jews,” says the girl. She loves art. She extends her pale hand to you. You notice her nail polish. “Clear,” she says, like you’re a fucking idiot. You laugh, because you are.

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Alison Hallett served nobly as the Mercury's arts editor from 2008-2014. Her proud legacy lives on.