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Wives of the Skies
USA 2020
produced by Erik Bakken, Maddison Bullock, Davey Robertson, Thomas Young (executive) for Panik Piktures, Destroy All Media Productions, Maddness Pictures
directed by Honey Lauren
starring Drew Brandon Jones, Rachel Alig, Maddison Bullock, Sebastian Fernandez, Embry Rose (as Kelsey Boze), Johanna Rae, Agnes Shinozaki, Anastassia Melnikova, Anastasia Chernaya, Stephen Scappa
written by Honey Lauren, music by Josh Vanakin, songs written by Craig Owens (music), Scappa, Honey Lauren (lyrics), performed by William Brandt, Keely Hawkes, Craig Owens
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review by Mike Haberfelner
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1965: Becoming quite intrigued with two American stewardesses, Fran
(Rachel Alig) and Marcy (Maddison Bullock), British filmmaker Derrick
(Drew Brandon Jones) invites himself into their hotelroom with the
pretense of making a documentary about them - but the way his eyes wander
makes one wonder if he's not only looking for a kinky adventure. But when
he and camera guy Kevin (Sebastian Fernandez) arrive at Fran and Marcy's
room, they're in for a bit of a surprise, finding Marcy still in her
uniform though she's not working that day, and her behaviour is exactly
like on board a plane, while Fran is tied to a chair (according to Kinbaku
tradition) and insists it helps her relax. And now the normally very
self-assured Derrick finds himself losing his smarts ... Wives
of the Skies is a film that works on many levels: For one, the detail
work that went into recreating the 1960s can only be commended, this movie
seems to have the era down to the t, not only in props and outfits, also
regarding acting. But it's really fascinating how the film manages to
capture the male gaze predominant in the era, to of course as the story
progresses, throw it right back at the audience, pervert it in unexpected
but oddly humourous, even satyrical ways. But what really makes the movie
is it doesn't go overboard with any of this, doesn't go for the cheap joke
but manages to tell a roundabout story, proving that subtlety trumps
spectacle. It's something different for sure, but well worth a look.
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review © by Mike Haberfelner
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Robots and rats,
demons and potholes, cuddly toys and shopping mall Santas,
love and death and everything in between,
Tales to Chill Your Bones to is all of that.
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a collection of short stories and mini-plays ranging from the horrific to the darkly humourous,
from the post-apocalyptic to the weirdly romantic,
tales that will give you a chill and maybe a chuckle,
all thought up by the twisted mind of screenwriter and film reviewer Michael Haberfelner.
Tales to Chill Your Bones to
the new anthology by Michael Haberfelner
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