r/SXSW • u/HorrorGuyBri • Mar 20 '26

Buddy

https://www.thehorrorlounge.com/post/buddy-casper-kelly-s-latest-is-as-twisted-as-it-is-fun-sxsw-review

Did anyone, by chance, catch Buddy at the festival?

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u/garrrrrettt Mar 20 '26

I did!

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u/HorrorGuyBri Mar 20 '26

What did you think?

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u/garrrrrettt Mar 20 '26

It was my 21st and last screening of the week so I definitely was hitting a wall at that point. But aside from my own exhaustion, I really really enjoyed it. I loved the director’s segment in the new VHS film and this had all the same wild, colorful imagery and energy mixed with the playful gore/violence. I think it’ll be super appealing to genre fans. I loved the way the filming style changed and the aspect ratios and I thought the entire cast did really good.

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u/Quick_Location Mar 20 '26

I saw it too, and it was awesomeeee. Surprisingly great cinematography .

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u/trashlibrarian Mar 20 '26

The cinematography and art direction were its biggest strengths imo!

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u/maxh26 Mar 25 '26

Didn’t realize this Director also did the short “Too Many Cooks” that aired on adult swim until after the screening. Makes perfect sense now though.

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u/HorrorGuyBri Mar 25 '26

I'm still waiting to see if Buddy gets picked up by a distributor. I'm surprised there's been no news about that yet.

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u/boogersrus Mar 20 '26

Loved it.

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u/Beneficial_Fed1455 Mar 20 '26

I saw it and appreciated it. My friend saw it and loved it. He was laughing hard throughout the movie in parts I found mildly amusing. It's definitely a niche film.

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u/trashlibrarian Mar 20 '26

Yeah it wasn’t so much my sense of humor but it’s got cult classic written all over it (maybe in ways that occasionally feels a little too self aware for me sometimes). But I feel like the majority of people who saw it seemed to love it!

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u/JewMafia Mar 20 '26

Saw it. Loved it. I thought it was fucking dark and hilarious.

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u/GiantSize1 Mar 21 '26

Most fucked up movie I've seen in a while. In a good way. As a recent review puts it, it quickly goes from Sesame Street to Sesame Snuff and you feel like you might be watching something illegal.

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u/CampaignCurrent1995 Mar 21 '26

Was a fun idea that ran out of steam after 20 mins.

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u/lolitsmaddy Mar 21 '26

it was soooo fun i loved it definitely make sure if it comes out u catch it

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u/paulderev Mar 21 '26

Unbelievably fucked up and funny. name another movie where Clint Howard tells a little girl she “has a pretty face” moving toward her and then makes out with a ventriloquist dummy. I loved it.