‘Blue Film’ Is the Year’s Most Challenging Movie. It’s Also the Best So Far

‘Blue Film’ Is the Year’s Most Challenging Movie. It’s Also the Best So Far

Elliot Tuttle’s directorial debut, rejected by festivals and ignored by distributors, has finally found its way to theaters.

Blue Film — Elliot Tuttle [Review]

Elliot Tuttle’s sophomore feature, Blue Film, arrives hot on the heels of controversy — or so we’re meant to believe. It premiered last year at the Edinburgh Film Festival to favorable reviews and went on to screen at a number of reputable queer film festivals around the world, yet its marketing campaign has touted its [...] The post Blue Film — Elliot Tuttle [Review] appeared first on In Review Online.

Blue Film Review: Masterful Two-Hander Confronts Flaws with Empathy

“Provocation” has become watered-down in recent times. All it takes to provoke someone is tossing off a bunch of half-assed offensive statements or aiming your cannon at every divisive mainstream issue on a quest to push people’s buttons. Getting a reaction out of people is easy; actually making them consider things is another matter entirely. Blue Film, by that token, is provocative in the truest sense of the term. Elliott Tuttle’s film seeks t…