Freaky Tales - Kritiken

Actors including Pascal, Normani, Thorne, Ellis, and the late Angus Cloud prove that the city isn’t nearly as interesting as the people who live there. And sometimes, it’s the freaks who really do have more fun.

A spirited love letter to late-’80s oakland and its underdogs.

...it is enormously satisfying watching Nazis get their asses kicked.

That the movie is “only” a silly romp makes it all the more charming to watch Boden and Fleck find a less mechanical, less programmatic way to have fun.

While it may have the most appeal for viewers who can really tune into the time and place of its setting (others may feel left out), this crime comedy feels like a cult classic in the making.

...fun, scuzzy tribute to the exploitation flick.

From its pulpy title, to its retro-computerised intro with Giorgio Moroder-style synths, to its opening voiceover (“Oakland in ’87 was hella wild”), it’s clear within seconds that Freaky Tales aims for culty midnight-movie status.

...centers simple genre pleasures and nostalgia in a way that is able to come off as heartfelt rather than cloying or performative...you’re apt to leave wishing that you had a bit more cosmic green shit in your life.

...deliver a salute to the neon-lit sleaze that have become cult mainstays.