Relaxer (film)

Relaxer
Directed by Joel Potrykus
Written by Joel Potrykus
Starring Joshua Burge
Amari Cheatom
David Dastmalchian
Adina Howard
Andre Hyland
Music by Alan Palomo
Cinematography Adam J. Minnick
Edited by Joel Potrykus
Production
company
Sob Noisse Movies
Oscilloscope Laboratories
Distributed by Oscilloscope Laboratories
Release date
  • March 9, 2018 (2018-03-09) (SXSW)
Running time
 91 minutes
Country United Stated
Language English

Relaxer is a 2018 American drama film written and directed by Joel Potrykus.[1][2] It stars Joshua Burge, Amari Cheatom, David Dastmalchian, Adina Howard, and Andre Hyland.[3] Set in 1999, it tells the story of a man playing Pac-Man in a living room.[4] The film premiered at the South by Southwest on March 9, 2018.[5] At the Fantasia International Film Festival, Joshua Burge won the Best Actor award for his work in the film.[6][7]

Cast

Reception

At Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 88% based on 8 reviews, and an average rating of 8.1/10.[8] At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating to reviews, the film has a weighted average score of 80 out of 100, based on 5 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[9]

Eric Kohn of IndieWire gave the film a grade of A, describing it as "a grotesque downward spiral, both hilarious and mesmerizing, but above all elevated by its insights into the depraved final gasp of the analog age."[10] Calum Marsh of The Village Voice stated that the film is "funnier, nastier, and more abrasive" than Joel Potrykus' 2014 film Buzzard.[11] Nick Allen of RogerEbert.com said, "through its precise filmmaking and whirlwind script about one loser who never gets off the couch, it's a magnetic, five-senses experience for slacker cinema."[12] John DeFore of The Hollywood Reporter said, "the claustrophobic, one-set film clearly invites metaphorical readings — but its allegories will play best to viewers who can stomach the idea of spending eternity on a couch playing Nintendo."[13] Carson Lund of Slant Magazine gave the film 3.5 stars out of 4, calling it "a showcase for [Joshua] Burge and his exceptional features, from his beady eyes to slender frame."[14]

References

  1. ↑ "Summer Movies 2018: Here's What's Coming Soon to Theaters". nytimes.com. The New York Times.
  2. ↑ "Relaxer". suff.com.au. SYDNEY UNDERGROUND FILM FESTIVAL 2018.
  3. ↑ Thiessen, Brock (February 7, 2018). "Neon Indian Returns to Contribute Music to New Film 'Relaxer'". Exclaim!. Retrieved August 17, 2018.
  4. ↑ Kohn, Eric (June 27, 2018). "Joel Potrykus Passed on Directing a Sequel to 'Project X' to Make a Wacky Y2K Movie in a Garage". IndieWire. Retrieved August 17, 2018.
  5. ↑ "Relaxer". South by Southwest. Retrieved August 17, 2018.
  6. ↑ "Fantasia 2018 Announces Award Winners!". Fantasia International Film Festival. July 24, 2018. Retrieved August 17, 2018.
  7. ↑ Sherman, Jenn (July 24, 2018). "'Dans La Brume', 'Cam' among award winners at Fantasia 2018". Screen International. Retrieved August 17, 2018.
  8. ↑ "Relaxer". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved August 17, 2018.
  9. ↑ "Relaxer". Metacritic. Retrieved August 17, 2018.
  10. ↑ Kohn, Eric (March 9, 2018). "Milk Vomit and 'Pac Man': Joel Potrykus' 'Relaxer' Is a Masterpiece of Depraved '90s Nostalgia — SXSW 2018 Review". IndieWire. Retrieved August 17, 2018.
  11. ↑ Marsh, Calum (June 18, 2018). "BAMcinemaFest Asserts Itself — Once Again — as a Wellspring of Risk and Discovery". The Village Voice. Retrieved August 17, 2018.
  12. ↑ Allen, Nick (July 18, 2018). "Fantasia 2018: Relaxer, Mega Time Squad, Room Laundering". RogerEbert.com. Retrieved August 17, 2018.
  13. ↑ DeFore, John (March 9, 2018). "'Relaxer': Film Review | SXSW 2018". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved August 17, 2018.
  14. ↑ Lund, Carson (June 28, 2018). "Relaxer". Slant Magazine. Retrieved August 17, 2018.
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