Bad Luck Banging or Loony Porn

Bad Luck Banging, or Loony Porn, the Romanian director Radu Jude’s exuberantly rude and bawdy new film, is a movie about us. Or rather, it’s a comedy about our world.

"Bad Luck" couldn't arrive at a more opportune time to needle those so eager to pass judgment on anyone other than themselves.

Years from now, the real value of "Bad Luck Banging or Loony Porn" may reveal itself as a record of just how crazy we all were during the pandemic.

An eyeball-slicing polemic by a bomb-throwing provocateur.

"Bad Luck Banging or Loony Porn" careens between lowbrow humor and highbrow philosophy, resulting in a film that is as frustrating as life itself; it's a perfect mirror of our times.

Amid so many earnest, forgettable COVID-era and COVID-acknowledging movies around the world, here's one that truly goes for it.

The final sequence of the film is the finest tuned satire I've seen in years, culminating in quite possibly the greatest final image of a film you'll ever see.

A shocking, provocative but thought-provoking look at society’s relationship with pornography... This is a bold film that wants to confrontational however its impact comes too late… pardon the pun.

Seeks the extreme in a society of extremes to substantiate that very same society of extremes. [Full review in Spanish]

If you like your comedy bold and bawdy, with a bite of social/political critique, Radu Jude’s Bad Luck Banging or Loony Porn is the film for you.