Mandy

What if Hunter S. Thompson wrote a horror movie? Would it even BE a horror movie, or would it be something else entirely? Story-wise, and structurally speaking this is a pretty traditional revenge tale. But that’s where the conventional part ends. Because when your revenge-thirsty hero is Nicholas Cage and he’s tripping on acid, and he’s killing multiple, cult-member, acid-trip bikers, things get really bonkers really quick. It’s difficult to recommend because it’s so weird and very slow. But if you’re into that sort of thing…

Kin

What if Elmore Leonard wrote a gritty, hard-boiled sci-fi movie? Kin is filled with gangsters, murderers, scumbags, and strippers from the hardest of hardboiled pulp novels, and, oh-by-the-way, a laser gun from the future. The cast is all strong and play along with the wild conceit well, except for James Franco who plays his villain too cartoony; only mimicking the great slimy movie baddies of the past. Filmmakers (including Dan Casey!) make a crazy unpredictable mash-up; a new genre with no precedent. Elmore Leonard meets Douglas Adams. Buckle up.