Excision, the debut feature from Richard Bates, Jr. is a truly twisted piece of work. The chronicle of an outsider and her violent, sexual quest is certainly humorous, but perhaps not as lighthearted as Bates second film, the upcoming Suburban Gothic.
Starring Matthew Gray Gubler and Kat Dennings, Suburban Gothic takes on silly, buoyant atmosphere, informed by slapstick, silents, old haunted comedies and perhaps Scooby-Doo. Its a film I greatly enjoyed out of last summers Fantasia Film Festival, one that celebrates the weird and is ultimately about the ensemble having a good time, especially Ray Wise.
In Suburban Gothic, Raymond has a prestigious MBA, but he cant find work. He can also channel the paranormal, but chatting with a cute girl still mystifies him. Kicked out of his apartment, Raymond returns home to his overbearing mother, his ex-jock father, and some beer-bellied former classmates. When a vengeful ghost starts terrorizing his small town home, Raymond the city-boy has to recruit Becca, the badass local bartender, to solve the mystery of the spirit threatening their lives.
FilmBuff will release Suburban Gothic in theaters and on demand January 30th, 2015. Trailer, from iTunes.
