"Perfect" also shows that striking images alone aren't always enough.
Read full articleThere's a lack of control and specificity in their themes and how they play out, so it's never quite clear why the filmmakers are telling this story and what they're trying to get across.
Read full articleA woozily incoherent sci-fi nightmare that appears destined to entertain mainly the thoroughly stoned - or make you feel as if you are.
Read full articleEddie Alcazar's film is a purposefully inscrutable, wandering, disconnected, symbolic, and highly precious mood bath.
Read full article"Is perfection something the world needs?" asks Cornish. Alcazar is fine if most audiences say no, as long as at least one keyed-in weirdo says yes.
Read full articleWhile some will embrace the shards as a Shane Carruth-like brain-teaser, the movie is ultimately too reflective of its genetically-engineered subjects - soulless under an entrancing veneer.
Read full articleA young man's personal journey, refracted through futuristic tech and psychoactive add-ons. The resulting film is creative and visually-appealing, though plot is low in the mix.
Read full articleAlcazar's sheer visual brilliance sadly tends to mask a narrative that otherwise has no real direction...
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