Shannon Alexander’s 2023 documentary It’s Coming is an eery slow-burn documentary that leaves the viewers with a lot of questions — not to mention a serious case of the creeps. The documentary premiered at the 2023 Hot Docs film festival in Toronto, Canada, which is the largest documentary festival in North America. It’s Coming was part of the Nightvision programming, and it did not disappoint. Paranormal documentaries are a difficult genre to pull off effectively. It’s Coming offers a genuinely unique entry into the somewhat crowded niche. This kind of documentary or reality TV usually follows one of two formats: a team of ghost hunters...
- 5/16/2023
- by SarahBeaMilner
- TVovermind.com
The Misguided tries to be many things at once: a romance, a story about drug-dealing and the dangers that await those who choose to navigate the seedy underbelly of Perth, Australia, as well as the tale of two brothers who fall for the same girl. Unfortunately, the film doesn’t really know how to juggle all these storylines at once, which results in a suitably involving, yet muddled viewing experience. Writer-director-producer-editor Shannon Alexander is ambitious in his intentions; maybe a little too ambitious. The premise of The Misguided is full of potential. Caleb Galati plays Levi, our unemployed main character crashing at his drug-dealing and all-around lunatic half-brother Wendel’s (Steven J. Mihaljevich), house while desperately trying to find a job. Everything changes when Wendel’s ex-girlfriend, Sanja...
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- 2/7/2018
- Screen Anarchy
The title provides an apt description of the central characters in Shannon Alexander's dark comedy set in Perth, Australia. Depicting the misadventures of two misfit, drug-dealing brothers and the well-heeled college girl who makes the mistake of getting romantically involved with both of them, The Misguided has its amusing moments but ultimately seems as aimless as the figures at its center.
The story begins with college dropout and all-around loser Levi (Caleb Galati) showing up at his older brother's house in need of a place to crash after being kicked out by his girlfriend. His sibling is no prize either:...
The story begins with college dropout and all-around loser Levi (Caleb Galati) showing up at his older brother's house in need of a place to crash after being kicked out by his girlfriend. His sibling is no prize either:...
- 1/26/2018
- by Frank Scheck
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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