A young inventor is hired to work for Aupetitcoin, a company that specializes in rehabbing failed products to make them high sellers. While there, he seems lazy yet creative and creative in his laziness, leading to problem after problem, mostly for other people.
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Mega Time Squad (2018) [Fantasia Fest 2018]
A man stumbles upon a time travelling amulet and uses it to attempt to get himself out of trouble and get his dream girl. Things do not go according to plan and things just get more complicated each time he travels back in time, causing a second, third, fourth, etc copy of himself that need to go back where they came from.
Fleuve Noir (2018) [Fantasia 2018]
A teenager goes missing and his mom seeks help from the police. A detective is put on the case and brings with him is own demons. As the search proves fruitless, the detective’s drinking problem becomes more of an issue as he faces off against a peculiar teacher and falls for the victim’s mother.
Number 37 (2018) [Fantasia Fest 2018]
I’ve seen the frame work for “Rear Window” tacked on to a lot of genres, from murder mysteries, vampire movies, werewolf movies, Bigfoot movies, and so much more. I don’t know if I’ve ever seen Hitchcock’s “Rear Window” turned in to a gangster thriller before. Director Nosipho Dumisa definitely has her eyes aimed at Alfred Hitchcock’s murder mystery masterpiece, but thankfully while the film is pretty much an homage (or remake, perhaps?), “Number 37” definitely manages to stand on its own as a stellar thriller in its own right.
Laplace’s Witch (Rapurasu no majo) (2018) [Fantasia 2018]
Following a mysterious death, a scientist is brought in to hopefully rule it as an accident. As he does his research, a police detective desperately wants to rule it as a homicide. Mixed up in the middle of it all is a teenager with what looks to be psychic powers and her friend who has disappeared. What will they all find once all is said and done?
Occupation (2018)
During a sports match in Australia, an attack happens. The alien invasion and occupation starts, leaving the locations to their own devices in defending themselves, surviving, and trying to keep living life as best they can.
Microhabitat (So-gong-nyeo) (2017) [Fantasia 2018]
A young woman living paycheck to paycheck on a very tight budget finds herself in a hard place when she has to decide what to cut from her budget when her rent goes up by quite a bit. As she tries to find a way, she decides to abandon the tiny apartment and go couch surfing for a while. As things advance, her situation becomes more and more precarious.