I'm just off to join a new cult, but on my way let me write this review of their recruitment film: Voyage Of Time. It's written and directed by some schmoe named Terrence Malick. I saw the IMAX experience 45 minute version (rather than the 90 minute feature cut). The movie begins by stating that it will travel only forward in time, from beginning to end. The awesome IMAX cinematography of natural features is really quite inspiring, all as illustrations of our scientific understanding of the universe. Narrated by Brad Pitt (Cate Blanchett for the 35mm version) it almost comes off as preachy at moments (though not the petty god vs science kind of preachy, but rather the confident god who is big enough to have created all of the depths of science) before switching to a profound expression of the wonder of nature. You can definitely see outtakes of Malick's other recent films, though that is an advantage given Malick's epic panache for visual poetry. Personally, I prefer this short format without any hint of the fictional narrative that so often weighs down Malick's feature films. I found the overall effect of Voyage Of Time to be immensely stirring, and it's the first movie I've seen in years where the Utah audience gave it a hearty round of applause afterwards. *A+*