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Freaky Tales

2024

Jack Champion, Pedro Pascal, Ben Mendelsohn, Angus Cloud ...

Drama Four interconnected stories set in 1987 Oakland, CA. will tell about the love of music, movies, people, places and memories beyond our knowable universe.

	Media	Author	Review
		Peter Debruge Variety	"[It operates] as dizzying pop-culture pastiche, and while it's fun to see the co-directors cut loose, 'Freaky Tales' gives audiences less reason to care about its ensemble"
		Meagan Navarro Bloody Disgusting	"Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck create an anything-goes anarchic spirit that, when combined with an impressive cast game for this type of madness, plays like a stylish and entertaining genre mixtape (...) Rating: ★★★½ (out of 5)"
		Ryan Lattanzio IndieWire	"Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck's return to indie filmmaking is pastiche at its worst, so self-satisfied in its '80s-reference-making that you never have time to wonder if you're in on the joke or even care to be."
		David Rooney The Hollywood Reporter	"Lives up to the title and then some (...) A genre-defying riot. Come for the crazy mix tape of circuitously connected plotlines, stay for the joyous explosion of vintage breakdancing on the end credits"
		Valerie Complex Deadline	"Though the gritty visuals and soundtrack immerse in the look and feel of 1987 Oakland, the narrative struggles to weave these stories into a satisfying whole."
		Nick Schager The Daily Beast	"You can cut-and-paste all your adolescent obsessions into a giant collage, but that doesn't mean it'll amount to more than a messy, insubstantial grab bag of your favorite things"
		Alejandra Martínez The Wrap	"'Freaky Tales' is a great time that knows how to channel its many loves (of the Bay Area, of movies) into an infectious force. Come for the campy, bloody fun but stay for the clear love for the mediums it’s working in: Movies and memory."
		Johnny Oleksinski New York Post	"Even though you definitely don't leave contemplating the narrative, the detailed and authentic '80s aesthetic conjures a spell (...) Rating: ★★½ (out of 4)"
		Marshall Shaffer The Playlist	"Overstuffed and underdeveloped stuff"
		Amber Wilkinson Screendaily	"If the end result never quite achieves the style and bite of the likes of Tarantino’s 'Pulp Fiction', it is still a lot of fun and should appeal to late night crowds and those who lived through the period, in particular. "
		Mae Abdulbaki Screen Rant	"[It] has a supernatural component that doesn't always make sense, but it makes up for it with flair, contagious energy, and fun characters (...) Rating: ★★★½ (out of 5)"
		David Fear Rolling Stone	"This collection of Bay Area deep cuts will serve for those who were there back in the day, most folks may find that it's pinging their memory banks in a less flattering manner"
		Benjamin Lee The Guardian	"For a film so clearly designed to be fun above all else, it ends up being a bizarre slog. I'm glad they enjoyed themselves so much, shame we couldn't join in (...) Rating: ★★ (out of 5)"
		Chris Bumbray JoBlo	"It's a total blast from start-to-finish"
		Therese Lacson Collider	"'Freaky Tales' works if you don't look too hard at it. It's a fun time and some of the most extreme scenes will make you forget any plot holes or inconsistencies"
		Clint Gage IGN	"A (sometimes very) fun ode to a specific time and place. When it revels in its genre influences, there are some legitimate stand out moments"
		Jake Kring-Schreifels The Film Stage	"'Freaky Tales' wants the verve of 'Pulp Fiction' but seems to have been reverse-engineered from its structural conceit"
		Brian Tallerico rogerebert.com	"There are moments that are undeniably fun, but the script needed another punch-up for humor and style"
		Devan Coggan Entertainment Weekly	"Even with all the psychic energy and violent revenge fantasies, it's the performances that help keep this tale grounded"

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