Review of Julien Donkey-Boy (1999) by Shane D — 17 Aug 2009

"I'm a black albino, straight from Alabama" -Victor Varnado.

Harmony based the main character on an uncle of his who was a schizophrenic. This is pretty dark, even for Korine. Dysfunction is the name of the game. Here's a rundown: Ewen Bremmer as a shizo son with gold fronts, Werner Hezog as a father who chugs cough syrup out of a shoe and hurls abuse at his kids, Evan Neumann as a son who is constantly berated by his father who also likes beating up garbage cans, and Chloe Sevingy as a pregnant daughter with a fucked up back story of her own. This film was released with the Dogme '95 seal of approval, although at times it deviates from the guidelines.