gregory go boom

It has been an eventful week if you are a film lover. First the Golden Globes were handed out, then we had the Oscar nomination, and finally the 2014 edition of the Sundance Film Festival ushered in a new year of must-see films. One of the 66 shorts screening at Sundance this year is Gregory Go Boom, a dark comedy featuring a wheelchair-bounded Michael Cera looking for a little fun at The Salton Sea. The film follows Gregory (Cera) both on his quest to spend time with his older brother (Brett Gelman), and his attempt to lose his virginity over the course of a series of horrible dates. Director Janicza Bravo crafts a comedy that is funny, disturbing, and extremely dark. The film feels like the dark quirky cousin of Napoleon Dynamite, however, Bravo manages to avoid many of the trappings that made Dynamite redundant. Constantly walking the line between humorous and offensive, Gregory Go Boom will no doubt divide audiences.

Gregory Go Boom
Director: Janicza Bravo / USA/ 2013 / 17 Minutes
Starring: Michael Cera, Brett Gelman, Sarah Burn, Anne Rose Hopkins and Stephanie Allynne

Published by Courtney Small

The founder of Cinema Axis, Courtney is a Rotten Tomatoes approved critic who can frequently be heard discussing film as co-host of Frameline on Radio Regent. Courtney has contributed to several publications including Leonard Maltin, CBC Arts, POV Magazine, That Shelf, In the Seats, Black Girl Nerds, and Comix Asylum. He has appeared on ET Canada and Hollywood Suite's Cinema A to Z. Courtney celebrates diversity in cinema as host of the Changing Reels podcast and is a member of the Toronto Film Critics Association, the Online Film Critics Society, and the African American Film Critics Association. He is also a Golden Globes International Voter.

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