Review of Afterschool (2009) by Kyle G — 20 Jun 2012

A clean statement about the frustrated, frustrating place between voyeurism, exhibitionism, and grief. It cuts and it stinks and it's nervous, but it manages to arrive at a funny sort of enlightenment. Captivating in the beginning, confused and wandering in the middle, but then snappy and beautiful at the end, the film is put together a little strangely, but it's exciting and impressive overall.

The story of a porn-obsessed prep school loner (Ezra Miller as Robert) dealing with the quietly gruesome death of his classmate, AFTERSCHOOL was written, directed, edited by Antonio Campos and produced by the indie filmmaking triumvirate of Borderline Films (Campos, Sean Durkin [MARTHA MARCY MAY MARLINE], and Josh Bond [no feature yet]). More sad than twee, the quirky style fits nicely... horror to horror, awkwardness to horror, horror to awkwardness.