Here are my picks for Friday at Cinequest, starting with three of my favorites:
- THE CENTER: An absorbing and topical American indie drama about the seductiveness of a cult. WORLD PREMIERE.
- LOS HAMSTERS: A biting darkly hilarious Mexican social satire. NORTH AMERICAN PREMIERE.
- ASPIE SEEKS LOVE: A surprisingly sympathetic portrait of a guy looking for love like anyone else, but whose social skills are handicapped by Asberger’s. WORLD PREMIERE.
I also like SWEDEN’S COOLEST NATIONAL TEAM (a character-driven take on the sports movie takes us into a Nerd Olympics) and the innovative and good-hearted Hungarian comedy FOR SOME INEXPLICABLE REASON and I’ve heard great things about these following films:
- GUARD DOG: dark and violent Peruvian thriller. US PREMIERE.
- MILWAUKEE: US indie sex and relationship comedy. WORLD PREMIERE.
See you around the fest!