The writ­ers of Absolutely Fab­u­lous came up with a per­fect line for every sit­u­a­tion. Patsy man­ages to burn down Edina’s kitchen by falling asleep with a cig­a­rette in her mouth. After­wards, the two are dis­cussing how to redec­o­rate the room. Patsy, com­ment­ing on how easy it was for her to achieve the “dis­tressed” look of the kitchen in its burned-​​out state, makes the fol­low­ing comment.

What the hell is the dif­fer­ence between a paint­ing done by a per­son who chooses to paint like a child and a child’s painting?

If any­thing encap­su­lates the cur­rent state of mod­ern art bet­ter than Patsy’s humor­ous quip, it is this film. My Kid Could Paint That is a doc­u­men­tary about a 4-​​year-​​old whose paint­ings have sold for thou­sands of dol­lars. Those who know me will tell you that I am not fond of doc­u­men­taries, so when I say that I am look­ing for­ward to one, it’s def­i­nitely a note­wor­thy event.

My Kid Could Paint That is due out Octo­ber 5th, 2007.