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Movie Review by The Gravedigger
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01.19.99
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In this 40 minute black and white film, Mike, a drug dependent, alcohol soaked writer, reluctantly joins a support group to help deal with his 'problem'. He does this at the urging of a friend. While at first these meetings seem like your typical A.A meeting things start getting a little weird when hooded figures start attacking him, which may or may not be a part of his substance abused state of mind. And as he goes to the meetings, unwilling to participate and often stealing away to the bathroom to take a few drinks, the participant's monologues become more disturbing and not exactly helpful. He soon connects the hooded figures with the group, who he thinks will never let him leave. It eventually ends with a violent and bloody encounter. The grainy black and white photography and starkness of the Wisconsin landscape emphasize Mike' alienation and paranoia and the casting of 'The Coven' hits the nail on the head. After watching this you'll think twice about going to any self help group. Especially if you're paranoid....
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Rating: nan out of 10.0 - 0 votes cast total
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