Robert Altman’s Subliminal RealityThe most complete and compelling analysis available of Altmans films With his complex and unconventional films, Robert Altman often draws an impassioned response from critics but bafflement and indifference from the general public. Some audiences have dismissed his movies as insignificant, unsatisfying, and unreadable. Ironically, Altman might agree: he makes films in order to challenge filmgoerss expectations of straightforward narratives and easily