Baghead
Anthony Cristo, Cass Naumann, Elise Muller
While the Duplass Brothers were shooting their last feature film "The Puffy Chair," a crew member raised the question "what's the scariest thing you can think of?" Someone immediately said "a guy with...( read more
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March 8, 2009Matt: Hey. What's that?
An ultra low budget human drama that contains elements of comedy and horror. Its simple, nothing too amazing, but the improved performances make it seem natural, along with some actual tension in parts.
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February 26, 2009Worth its weight in gold as a curiosity - kind of a mumblecore Bubble, if Bubble wasn't mumblecore as it is. As a movie about movies, it feels incessantly "filmed," and the viewer never forgets what they're watching. This approach may seem intrusive, but considering that this is ... ...( read more )
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February 7, 2009After attending a C-level film festival which features the film of one of his high school friends, struggling actor Matt and his friend and fellow non-star Chad, along with Matt's on/off girlfriend bit player Catherine and Michelle, an extra Chad has been crushing on, get drunk a... ...( read more )
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January 15, 2009"Baghead", directed by Mark and Jay Duplass, is the newest addition to the so-called "mumblecore" genre. The concept behind the films is that they are low budget indies that rely on character interaction rather than actual plot. In that way, they mimic the way these sort of post-... ...( read more )
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January 4, 2009Ultra low budget horror comedy about four actors who are terrorized by a mysterious man in the woods while trying to write a screenplay that will make them all stars. Film's reliance on an apparently improvised script and non-professional actors seems unfocused and sloppy at tim... ...( read more )
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May 30, 2009Not as well thought out as it could have been. Like give a reason for the bad camerawork throughout instead of just at the end.
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August 8, 2008
Colin Covert, The Minneapolis Star Tribune
August 8, 2008
Steven Rea, Philadelphia Inquirer
Even in the spookiest woods in the dead of night, there will be no difficulty figuring this one out. full review
August 1, 2008
Mick LaSalle, San Francisco Chronicle
Keep your eyes open, and there are lots of other, subtler things going on. full review
August 1, 2008
Ty Burr, Boston Globe
The movie's cheap, it's clever -- it's even a little scary in places. full review
August 1, 2008
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
He [baghead] is obviously simply a device to make the movie long enough to qualify as a feature, and the denouement will be one of stunning underwhelmingness. full review
July 25, 2008
Joe Morgenstern, Wall Street Journal
A very short and cheerfully scruffy comedy-thriller by the Duplass brothers. full review
July 25, 2008
Edward Havens, FilmJerk.com
What could have been an amusing short subject, the Duplass Brothers' not-quite-horror/not-quite-comedy drags its one note premise out to an almost mind-numbing 84 minutes. full review
July 24, 2008
Marcy Dermansky, About.com
For the Duplass' film about these talentless slackers to work - both as a drama and then as a horror film -- it's essential that we care about the characters. I couldn't do it. full review
July 21, 2008
David Edelstein, New York Magazine
Directed by Jay and Mark Duplass, it's very broad, but the satire -- and its attendant babble -- actually heightens the scares. full review
June 13, 2008
Bob Mondello, NPR
The directors like dissonant relationships: Here, their spectacularly self-absorbed protagonists step on each other, jockeying first for position and ultimately for survival. full review
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