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Peter Fenzel and Matthew Wrather overthink Val, which uses film and videotape shot by the actor Val Kilmer over the course of his life and career in order to tell the story of his life and career, puzzling out what it means to look back at moments in time; what kind of person emerges in Val Kilmer’s portrait of himself; and how closely he stuck to his aim to make a movie “about acting.”

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Episode 686: A Film With Documents originally appeared on Overthinking It, the site subjecting the popular culture to a level of scrutiny it probably doesn't deserve. [Latest Posts | Podcast (iTunes Link)]