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Nevertheless, Laleye makes an effective screen presence as the game maestro and as Johnathan Colomb and Posley’s wisely short screenplay unwinds, the film’s perfunctory nature and disposable roster of victims eventually gives way to a multigenerational origin story that greatly benefits interest in the film’s central serial killer if not his current story. That was some time ago though, and when a group of gang initiates are tasked with breaking into Bitch Ass’ house, they discover the sad loner everyone remembers from high school has remade himself into a Jigsaw-adjacent tormenter who methodically captures and coerces each kid into playing a murderous variation on a childhood boardgame he grew up loving.Īs perhaps indicated by the premise, Bitch Ass has set a repetitive board for its own larger game, and one which is utterly lacking in tension. It’s there that the guy remembered as Bitch Ass (Tunde Laleye) by his neighborhood was raised by his overbearing and severe grandmother. Director Bill Posley shows some promise in stylish flourishes throughout the film, such as lettered fonts in every room of the house at the center of the movie.

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Whether the movie is quite as amusing as those and its pleasant table setting is another matter. Yes, Candyman himself happily greets us from a tomb of VHS tapes, which contextualizes Bitch Ass as a movie in the tradition of Candyman (of course), as well as Tales from the Hood, The People Under the Stairs, and more.

Returning triumphantly here to the aesthetic of animating artwork on top of actual live-action photography and actors, the filmmaker finds new texture to the style by using it to accentuate the slipperiness of a child’s memories-and as a storytelling device that is meant to be as accessible for audiences who enjoyed School of Rock as it is for those keyed into Slacker.Ī happy nostalgia trip for an era of horror that too often goes ignored, Bitch Ass is a movie made unapologetically in the image of ‘80s and ‘90s Black cinema chillers, or “hood horror,” complete with a Crypt Keeper-like intro by Tony Todd. MOVIES Apollo 10 1/2įor longtime fans of the Boyhood and Before Sunrise director, Apollo 10 1/2 is also something of a stylistic homecoming the film marks the first time in over 15 years the writer-director has dabbled in rotoscope animation since he popularized the art-form among indie enthusiasts via Waking Life(2001) and A Scanner Darkly (2006). Below we’ve lined up this handy dandy guide of everything we saw and enjoyed (and maybe a few we didn’t). SXSW is back where it once belonged.ĭuring that time, we were able to get a look at some of the most interesting and bizarre films of the year, and preview some of the biggest television events of the season. Be they fans or filmmakers, actors or music artists, or even just folks walking down the street, the thrill and good vibes was everywhere. Which is perhaps why nearly every face, and every person we spoke with, over the last several weeks in the Texas state capital seemed to have an incorrigible grin on their face. A virtual alternative eventually went forward some months later, and there was a virtual SXSW in 2021 as well, but to concede things haven’t been the same in Austin is an understatement. Barely over two years ago, the Den of Geek staff was mere days away from heading to Austin when the inevitable happened: SXSW and all its strange and glorious intersections of film, music, technology, games, and more was canceled due to the then only dawning COVID-19 pandemic.

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