5/31/2023 0 Comments Erik abrissIt was the only time I ever been,” Big Arch fondly remembers mid-confrontation, devastated that he’s now at war with his brother. This is his first big screen performance (unless you count the hip-hop musical Confessions of a Thug), and instead of being showy and trying be some larger-than-life villain, there’s this understated sadness and vulnerability that Gucci displays to counteract his dick-swinging machismo.īig Arch is clearly heartbroken that his best friend betrayed him. Gucci, known for his wordsmith ways and charisma in his music, opts for a quiet, subdued style of menace here. We aren’t introduced to Big Arch until 55 minutes into Spring Breakers, when he and Alien collide in a strip club in an Western-esque showdown. However there’s another performance that went under everyone’s radar and over everyone’s head, and it belongs to Gucci Mane, who plays Alien’s best-friend-turned-rival Big Arch. With his beaded cornrows, titanium toothed grill, and thick Florida Panhandle drawl, he plays a wannabe gangster with surprising gradation broad and buffoonish, but with a level of self-doubt and anxiety that keeps Alien from feeling like a cartoon character. Selena Gomez, Vanessa Hudgens, Ashley Benson and Rachel Korine each give intoxicating turns as college students whose lives are corrupted (or crystallized, depending how you look at it) by spring break’s seductive crook of the finger.īut it was James Franco as Alien, the local rapper-slash-petty-crook who the girls team up with to satisfy their debauchery sweet tooth, who usurped all the praise. If you didn’t see the movie, you undoubtedly heard the acclaim for the performances. And that pocket is where Spring Breakers plunges its viewers. And underneath those candy-coated surfaces of bikini-covered flesh, psychedelic Skittle-colored lights, and beach-blonde hair, lurks a pitch-black pocket of violence and destruction. Korine himself said the film is about a culture of surfaces. Harmony Korine’s haunting descent into America’s most cherished cultural institution (college spring break) plays out like a pop poem-a rhythmic, impressionistic reimagining of the facade that props up the fantasy of spring break. “Friedlander’s material represents smart political satire in its purest form.Spring Breakers is more of a fever dream than a movie. Well played sir!” - Craig Ferguson on Twitter) “The new special on is the most original & funny example of the genre I’ve seen in years. Translation: “A man with his back to the wall, saves the world with humor.” - Tobias Ruther, Frankfurter Allgemeine Sonntagszeitung (Germany) “Ein Mann mit dem Rücken zur Wand, der die Welt mit Humor rettet”. “The comic satirizes issues like systemic racism, fracking, and our nation’s increasingly fucked-up place on the world stage.” - Molly Fitzpatrick, Village “Coupled with his hilarious survey of how other nartions rank against the U.S., it’s truly a remarkable display of crowd workm not only exhibiting Friedlander’s comedic chops, b ut his formidable curiosity and breadth of knowledge about the world beyond America.” - Vish Khanna, Exclaim! (Canada) “A masterpiece of standup comedy.” - Erik Abriss, The Hundreds (currently NY Magazine/Vulture) “One of the great comedic minds of this generation and one of the most original voices performing comedy today, or ever.” - The Interrobang Rave Reviews for “America Is Greatest Country In the United States”īest Special of the Year & Comedian of the Year (2017) - The Interrobangīest Special of the Year - Erik Abriss, The Hundreds (currently NY Magazine/Vulture) And with Judah’s hilarious & unique crowd work, he invites you to ask him questions about his presidential platform for 2020. Thematically similar to his Netflix special, but with all new material, Judah’s new tour, Future President, features tons of jokes & profound satire covering all the big issues of the day from human rights to national & international affairs, as well as American Exceptionalism. Judah is back touring the USA with all new material after doing an 8 country 15 city tour in Europe. Last year, Judah’s critically acclaimed 84 minute stand-up performance film America Is the Greatest Country In the United States (Netflix, 2017) was named best comedy special of the year by many critics, comics, and fans. Judah Friedlander comes to The Oriental Theatre in Denver from New York City. Judah Friedlander - Oriental Theatre, Denver - Friday 3/8/19
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