🍿🍿🍿🍿🍿🍿🍿🍿🍿 | 🎙️ EPISODE 322: 02.16.2021 My insanely arbitrary 'rule' that I created for this website stating all movies can only be assigned one genre tag is just that: insanely arbitrary. And, more so, I can break the rule whenever and wherever if I so choose–it's a goddam free Take the true under-the-radar 2020 gem The Kid Detective: I've assigned this the #black comedy label, which I feel is the best fit for it both pragmatically and thematically. But it's so unique that you could call it a neo-noir, a drama, a mystery, a thriller, and so on, and you wouldn't be wrong. |
The anchor to this tremendous first feature by writer-director Evan Morgan is the titular character and former teen idol Adam Brody, who excels in the lead role. His brand of bitter and pathetic is real because we can see deep down the hopeful little kid wanting to return; it's an excellent portrayal.
Morgan's only notable credit prior to this is co-writer of the kind of cultish, very hard to explain, quasi found footage film The Dirties (2013) by Matt Johnson, a film which I liked quite a bit in spite of the presence of "Kevin Smith presents" above the title. Another connection to the Johnson Dirtiesverse out of Canada is score composer Jay McCarrol who did The Kid Detective's excellent soundtrack; McCarroll also co-starred alongside Johnson in the TV show Nirvanna the Band the Show, another thing I enjoyed. This is neither here nor there aside from an opportunity for me to list a few more things that I have seen on account of cool I am and how great my taste is. And speaking of that, go see The Kid Detective right now at your local cineplex which is just your living room duh. Go on now, get!
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