Summer camps in these parts function as a dumping ground — parents unload their kids, and breathe a sigh of relief for a few months sans brats. Meatballs is a fairly accurate representation of the summer camp experience — the frequently awkward gender dynamics, raging hormones, idiotically competitive mandatory “fun,” and crappy food. Summer camp in SouthernContinue reading “Meatballs”
Category Archives: Black comedy
Spider Baby
A cheeky exploration of in/out-group dynamics, Spider Baby takes us into the decrepit Los Angeles estate of the Merrye family descendants, sterile genetic defectives suffering from a condition that makes them revert to atavistic, cannibal behavior. This includes offing the poor local postie, slicing him to bits after trapping him in a web, but not beforeContinue reading “Spider Baby”
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