Freaky Tales

I'll be very honest - I only saw it for Pedro Pascal, and the fact that I live near Oakland and remember the year 1987 so fondly. I don't know the directors' previous works, and I not a huge rap fan. All of that but I was so pleasantly surprised to discover that the film was a total banger from start to finish, including long before Pedro Pascal's character Clint's chapter started halfway through the film. Freaky Tales is weird and quirky and cartoonishly bloody and super funny, and generally speaking it's very different from most mainstream films I've seen lately. However, in the end, it was honestly some of the most fun I've had at the movies in ages! Hell, I barely go to the theater anymore. Why go if you can stream it? But again, Pedro...had to see it at a local film festival sneak preview, and I'm glad I did. Seeing it in the bay with a huge bay audience and with some of the extras present was a blast! Will it win any awards? No. But I guarantee you that at year end, it will still end up in my personal top 10 for 2025! So go see it!