SIFF hot take June 05, 2017 at 05:55PM

Rocketmen
locally made sci-fi comedy that started out as youtube shorts. yup, should have stayed there. (I'm not criticizing the cheap effects or the acting or cinematography, I'm criticizing the writing which was terribad.)

Pavlensky - Man and Might

documentary about a Russian performance artist who uses his body to make political art. the striking thing is that this man is of sound mind. he is calm, he is on message, and he is fully committed. tough to watch with the body squick (not linking the trailer, which shows him nailed to Red Square) but compelling and well done. the images he makes are haunting.

an article about this guy with some good photos