Why the Anderson Children Didn't Come to Dinner
Definitely surreal and blackly humorous. I will never look at a brown egg the same way again.
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Jamie Travis
Films
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Patterns
The first film in Jamie Travis’s PATTERNS trilogy suggests a surrealist homage to the psychologically charged set designs of auteurs like Alfred Hitchcock and Douglas Sirk. The premise is simplicity itself: a woman waits for a call in her immaculate apartment. Comfortably immersed in her bath, she reveals a strange dream to...Start your free trial to watch
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The Saddest Boy in the World
Friendlessness, suburban complacency and prescription drugs have conspired against young Timothy to make this his worst year yet. Musical Chairs and birthday cake can't save him now. At his ninth birthday party, Timothy prepares for a show-stopping suicide.Start your free trial to watch
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Patterns III
The hyper-stylized PATTERNS trilogy erupts into song for a breathtaking conclusion. With bravura split-screen choreography and a modish dance nicked from Jean-Luc Godard’s BAND OF OUTSIDERS, the third PATTERNS is definitely the coolest. Even as the film swerves between rigorous abstraction, voodoo showdowns and banal...Start your free trial to watch
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Patterns II
Stop motion telekinesis is just the beginning. Though riddled with familiar motifs (nods to Bernard Herrmann’s scores, Stanley Kubrick's unnerving spaces, the mesmerizing portraits of women in VERTIGO and LAURA), the second film in Jamie Travis’ PATTERNS trilogy achieves a singular blend of horror, melodrama and musical. This...Start your free trial to watch
Genres
- Comedy / Black Comedy
- Comedy / Black Comedy
- Comedy / Black Comedy
- Comedy / Black Comedy
- Comedy / Black Comedy
- International / Americas / North American / Canadian
- International / Americas / North American / Canadian
- International / Americas / North American / Canadian
- International / Americas / North American / Canadian
- International / Americas / North American / Canadian
- Drama / Dramedy
- Drama / Dramedy
- Comedy / Dysfunctional Family
- Music / Musical
- Short / Narrative
- Independent / Narrative
- Short / Narrative
- Independent / Narrative
- Short / Narrative
- Independent / Narrative
- Short / Narrative
- Independent / Narrative
- Short / Narrative
- Independent / Narrative
- Suspense / Psychological
- Suspense / Psychological
- Drama / Romantic Drama
- Drama / Romantic Drama
- Animation / Stop-Motion/Puppetry
Recent Reviews
Why the Anderson Children Didn't Come to Dinner
wonderful, whimsy...visually sumptious and delicious
Patterns
Had me laughing a couple of times. Extremely high production values. I'm looking forward to the rest of the series.
Patterns II
I was unsure of the first part, but now it's getting intriguing.
The Saddest Boy in the World
kinda obvious and 0