Wilson's signature wandering style

His HBO show followed random threads, like finding an Italian flag to learn risotto or discovering a foreskin restoration device while protecting furniture.

Post-show ennui sparks new project

After his series ended, Wilson felt directionless. While doing bad home repairs, he started wondering about concrete and decided to make a documentary.

The basics of concrete

Wilson explains that cement is just one component. Concrete is actually a mix of cement, water, sand, and stone.

Random detours define the film

He visits Roman concrete, a janky wax museum, a concrete convention, and a company that preserves tattoos by conserving the skin underneath for framing.

Meeting everyday New Yorkers

Wilson talks to a Brooklyn guy who runs GumBusters, traveling the city with a special gizmo that vaporizes gum ground into sidewalks.

A friendship with Jack

Wilson befriends a Long Island bar-band musician. When Jack's fiancée dies suddenly, he turns to Wilson for company in his grief.

Jack's unexpected love story

Jack's deceased partner was the first Asian American judge in New York City. Wilson finds an old photo and realizes they'd built a life together despite seeming like opposites.

Killing time versus spending it

The film has casual, ambling charm as Wilson connects random thoughts. It suggests that killing time and spending it might be the same thing.

“This is killing time in movie form, though it also flirts with the possibility that killing time and spending it may amount to the same thing.”