Ying Lee-Kelly

A throw-back homage to the comedy duos of old, Ben and Burman is a modern day odd couple pairing. Ben, an anal-retentive control-freak, and Burman, the world's biggest scum-rat, take each other to their wit's end through agitated banter, plans gone awry, and a crack squad of off-kilter friends and foes.

Reflecting on Mao's famous saying, "Let a hundred flowers blossom and a hundred schools of thought contend," Trinh T. Minh-ha's film — whose title refers in part to a Chinese guessing game — is a unique excursion into the maze of allegorical naming and storytelling in China.