Patch Town

Shades of Juenet & Caro with a dash of Terry Gilliam and seasoned with essence of Rocky Horror Picture Show, Patch Town enters the pantheon of unlikely musicals based on unlikely premises.  Grown-up toys [literally, toys that have grown up] must battle a dystopian corporation run by a very unhappy and dastardly scientist in order to regain their past as loved members of family and society. A good cast of unknowns [I did recognize one bit part] do well expanding an award-winning short to a feature film.  This is another of the many Canadian films featured at this years Fest.

Rabbit Woman

Am I watching the right film?  Am I in the right theatre?  It's in Chinese, shot in a Chinese market and without subtitles.  What's going on?  Probably headed for cult status with little or no exposure, Rabbit Woman is a great little conspiracy-driven thriller. Good, fast-paced editing intercut with Japanese style anime tells the tale of a conscientious civil servant caught in a web of 21st century genetic crimes.  Chinese Tongs, flesh eating rabbits and a backwoods gang armed to the teeth make for a riotous ride.