Sasquatch Sunset
Starring: Riley Keough, Jesse Eisenberg, Christophe Zajac-Denek, Nathan Zellner
Directors: Nathan and David Zellner
Running Time: 89 Minutes
Rating: R
Release Date: April 12, 2024 (Theaters)
The People’s Joker
Starring: Vera Drew, Lynn Downey, Kate Distler, Nathan Faustyn, David Liebe Hart, Phil Braun, Maria Bamford
Director: Vera Drew
Running Time: 92 Minutes
Rating: Unrated
Release Date: April 5, 2024 (Theaters)
I recently took in a couple of flicks that offer revisionist takes on a couple of the most popular American myths. Sasquatch Sunset grounds cryptids in familial and scatological realism, while The People’s Joker refracts DC Comics and comedy showbiz institutions through a queer and trans coming-of-age lens. So… which, if any, of these worlds would I like to live in? To be honest, neither is particularly inviting. Sasquatch Sunset is too isolated, while People’s Joker is too dystopian, although at least the latter offers some possibility of self-actualization. So I won’t be taking up permanent residence anytime soon (or ever), but I was happy to visit!
Grades:
Sasquatch Sunset: Matted Hair-Chic
The People’s Joker: 100iph* (*in-jokes per hour)
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