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Friend of the World
USA 2020
produced by Brian Patrick Butler, Kerry Rossall (executive), Luke Anthony Pensabene (co) for Charybdis Pictures
directed by Brian Patrick Butler
starring Nick Young, Alexandra Slade, Michael C. Burgess, Kathryn Schott, Kevin Smith (II), Luke Anthony Pensabene, Neil Raymond Ricco (voice), Scott Schramp, Shay Tyler, Tom Blackwood, Elena Butler, Michael Butler, Emily Chan, Eric Codina, Judy Codina, Shimmy Gabbara, Jean Gotay, Tanya Ruth Linsdau, C.J. Martinez, Ryan Mitchell, Rickey Phatsenhann, Sheri Williams, Tom Dadourian, Alex Scherkenbach
written by Brian Patrick Butler, special effects makeup by C.J. Martinez, visual effects by Daniel N. Butler
review by Mike Haberfelner
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Documentary filmmaker Diane (Alexandra Slade) was anything but prepared
for the end of humankind until she was suddenly thrown into a bunker with
a bunch of others ... and turned out to be the only one to survive of the
whole group. And since she can't get out, she finds an air duct that leads
her to the grander structure her bunker is a part of, a secret underground
army complex run by General Gore (Nick Young). Now Gore might have been
one of the men responsible for the almost-extinction of humankind as the
army was conducting an experiment to unite all the ingenious minds of
earth into one brain and let the rest of humankind die peacefully - that
experiment backfired as the collective brain was never created, but most
people killed anyways or turned into zombies. Now Gore's mix of macho
attitude and nihilism doesn't sit well with Diane's progressive mindset,
and vice versa, but in a world that has turned mostly hostile, these
probably last two sane humans must band together to fight for survival,
and the legacy of the human race at large ... Now Friend of
the World is most certainly not like any other post-apocalypse flick
you've seen, as it takes a very experimental approach to the genre, mixing
comedy with philosophical undercurrents, but also body horror with
triplike sequences, to result in a pleasantly otherworldly experience,
thanks to a level-headed directorial effort amidst all the chaos and never
veers too far into the moronic or the gruesome, and thanks to grounded
performances by the two leads, which manage to make the whole on-screen
madness relatable to the audience.
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review © by Mike Haberfelner
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Robots and rats,
demons and potholes, cuddly toys and shopping mall Santas,
love and death and everything in between,
Tales to Chill Your Bones to is all of that.
Tales to Chill Your Bones to -
a collection of short stories and mini-plays ranging from the horrific to the darkly humourous,
from the post-apocalyptic to the weirdly romantic,
tales that will give you a chill and maybe a chuckle,
all thought up by the twisted mind of screenwriter and film reviewer Michael Haberfelner.
Tales to Chill Your Bones to
the new anthology by Michael Haberfelner
Out now from Amazon!!! |
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