‘Freaky Tales’ review: Pedro Pascal and Jay Ellis are bloodthirsty badasses
nypost.comlifeless “Captain Marvel,” their latest movie has, um, flecks of the supernatural heroism and urban vigilante justice that we associate with the comic book genre.
Running time: 106 minutes. Rated R (strong bloody violence, language throughout including slurs, sexual content and drug use).However, unlike many of those bland caped behemoths, “Freaky Tales,” which had its world premiere Thursday night at the Sundance Film Festival, also boasts enough forceful, nerdy personality to fill the San Francisco Bay.
The captivatingly strange movie is set in 1987 Oakland, Calif., and is structured episodically — like “Trilogy of Terror” or “The Twilight Zone Movie” — in four parts.
Those frightening comparisons, though — and the movie’s title, actually — are misleading. “Freaky Tales” isn’t horror at all, but rather a reference to the rapper Too Short’s 1987 hip-hop song of the same name.
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