In the Realms of the Unreal

The best thing about In the Realms of the Unreal are the sequences in which Darger's drawings, of epic battles and pigtailed heroines, are gently animated -- the pictures brought to life with subtle, fluttering motion.

It is an engrossing introduction to the artist and his work.

could've been riveting stuff if only its subject was half as interesting as its approach

The camera is too eager to swim in the artist's sea, but it might've revealed more if it had paused to let our imaginations provide the movement, as Darger's presumably did.