Momoi demonstrates with a debut film she both wrote and directed that she can be as stylized as relative youngsters like Katsuhito Ishii or an old vet like Seijun Suzuki. Art director Takeo Kimura worked several times with Suzuki, and may have had a hand in the intense use of color throughout the film. Some of the images, such as an overhead shot of a dinner table, become interesting simply as abstract compositions. What Momoi's film is actually about I can't say because all I remember are a string of strange images, more of a dream of family life more disorderly than presented in a film by Ozu.

The Cool School is a documentary primarily about the artists assocatiated with the Ferus Gallery in Los Angeles. The film is part of a planned trilogy about Los Angeles. Some of Neville's stylistic tacts include photographing much of the film in black and white with the lit edge of a cigarette glowing red, or having colored streaks swish in and out of the frame. Older footage from home movies is mixed in with the artists, critics and collectors sitting around talking. One of the most startling, and hilarious, bits of older footage is that of the funeral for Ed Kienholz. There are some funny and sad stories about these artists, working and living in a town that had little appreciation for what was going on until it was almost too late.