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Obsessions
USA 2022
produced by Mohit Richhariya (executive), Sarah Stunt (executive), Helena Karadimos (executive) for Media Factory
directed by Ashish Chanana
starring Olga Safari, Andrea Figliomeni, Bobby Slaski, Kevin Bernstein, Emma Geleynse, Eric Barkhorn, Nicholas Manelick, Sean Christopher Grant
story by Ashish Chanana, screenplay by Sarah Stunt, music by Cameron Lee Sung
review by Mike Haberfelner
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Maria (Olga Safari) is one of the biggest pop stars of her time - but
she's also deeply unhappy about what her life has become, how everything
she does seems to be for the public eye, and how she doesn't have any
privacy anymore. And that her boyfriend, director Danny (Bobby Slaski),
points his camera at her at all times doesn't help either ... and then she
has a freak accident. She comes out of it pretty much unscathed mind you,
but now the media attention is only augmented by a host of rumours that
really border the mean. So she and Danny decide to give a tell-all
interview to exactly one reporter, to quiet at least some of the storm -
and that reporter is Lilly (Andrea Figliomeni), who works for your typical
celebrity tabloid after amounting to very little trying to make it as an
actress in LA. Now the choice was rather random, but on the plus side
she's a big fan of Maria - which doesn't mean she might not have an agenda
of her own. That said, Maria quickly takes a liking to Lilly and invites
her to stay for the night. This eventually leads to a spontaneous little
party, and eventually the two women end up in bed together ... and the
next day, their sexual exploits are all over the internet. Now this is
bad, as it's quite unclear who could have filmed them let alone uploaded
the footage, but what's worse is, there's somebody on the premises who
seems to have ulterior (and quite homicidal) motives still ... Now
one thing up front, this film is by no means cliché-free, and it's also
at times very blunt at its assumptions about popstar life. But at the sane
time it does spin a very nice mystery with quite a few twists - including
the very ending - that are sure to surprise one while still making
narrative sense. Also the film's very nicely shot, making the most out of
its cool location, and a solid ensemble cast carry the thing rather well,
making this pretty good thriller entertainment.
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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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