Stanleyville

Name: Stanleyville
Genre: Comedy
Released: April 22, 2022
Duration: 89 min
Rating: 51
Cast: Adam Brown, Cara Ricketts, Christian Serritiello, George Tchortov, Julian Richings

2022

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Oscilloscope | Release Date: April 22, 2022 | Not Rated

Starring: Adam Brown, Cara Ricketts, Christian Serritiello, George Tchortov, Julian Richings, Mihály Szabados, Susanne Wuest

Summary: Prim and proper Maria Barbizan (Susanne Wuest) unceremoniously walks away from her boring job, her inept husband, and her obnoxious daughter. Moments later, she is swept up in a bizarre contest alongside a handful of idiosyncratic characters, all competing for the chance to win true enlightenment… and one slightly used habanero-orangePrim and proper Maria Barbizan (Susanne Wuest) unceremoniously walks away from her boring job, her inept husband, and her obnoxious daughter. Moments later, she is swept up in a bizarre contest alongside a handful of idiosyncratic characters, all competing for the chance to win true enlightenment… and one slightly used habanero-orange compact sport utility vehicle.… Expand

Director: Maxwell McCabe-Lokos

Genre(s): Comedy

Rating: Not Rated

Runtime: 89 min

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Michael Nordine

Apr 20, 2022

With a firm commitment to its alluringly offbeat premise and a grounding lead performance from Susanne Wuest, this indie oddity is an enjoyable descent into the absurd despite an apparent lack of interest in answering most of the questions it raises. Read full review

IndieWire David Ehrlich

Apr 20, 2022

If Stanleyville initially assumes the posture of an Off-Off-Broadway adaptation of “Dogtooth” — one happy to revel in half-baked ideas and hand-me-down humor — its commitment to entropy randomness gradually coheres into an identity of its own. Read full review

The Film Stage Jared Mobarak

Apr 21, 2022

The experience is as much about the eye of the beholder for the audience as the game is for its contestants. You get back what you put in. I got entertainment. Maybe you’ll get more (or less). Read full review

Matt Donato

Apr 20, 2022

An under 90-minute runtime does the film a massive favor, but Stanleyville is still an overextended last-person-standing confrontation of life’s ultimate acceptance that fulfillment may not ever be achievable. Read full review

Thom Ernst

May 5, 2022

McCabe-Loko substitutes erratic behaviour and raised voices for tension. But Stanleyville does seem to have something to say. Just because I cannot decipher any significant meaning doesn't mean you won't. Then again, in the words of someone wiser than me, some films are merely meant to be experienced. That could be the case with Stanleyville. I only wish the experience was a bit more enjoyable. Read full review

Teo Bugbee

Apr 21, 2022

The contest intentionally lacks meaningful rewards, an obvious metaphor for life’s arbitrary stakes. But as cinema, the lack of purpose becomes a test of patience. Read full review

Michael Rechtshaffen

Apr 21, 2022

What starts out as a screwball “Squid Game” ultimately yields a paltry payoff in the case of “Stanleyville,” a self-consciously quirky social satire that is content to coast on its waning surface weirdness. Read full review

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