Watched at the 2025 Toronto International Film Festival.
Safe to say, Matt Johnson has become one of the best Canadian filmmakers in our current times. Johnson has crafted a hilarious and excellent buddy comedy sci-fi movie that clearly understands the self-awareness motions the setting plays, and crafting many creative humorous choices and decisions that are perfect. With a very low budget, what I love about Johnson's work is that Johnson always finds creative ways to tell his stories, direction, and choices in unique ways even when the money is low. His creative approach on the setting, atmosphere, themes, and tone are absolutely brilliant.
Throughout of this movie, based on his web series, this movie successfully captures the insanity and hilarious moments as the show did, adding with new commentaries, fun characters, and humor all around. Matt Johnson and Jay McCarrol as the main duo continues to have strong chemistry, fun dialogue, and entertaining moments together, as they are one of the best Canadian duos of comedy era. Alongside with some very creative editing choices, camerawork, and music choices.
The writing takes clever notes and takes on blockbusters but also new creative concepts and themes that really work. I must say it's quite risky but there are certain moments that I am surprised copyright has been striked yet cause wow, Johnson doesn't hold back the punches.
The TIFF experience I attended was a blast. Everyone was laughing, cheering, and going insane over the movie. It's one of the best Midnight Madness experiences I have seen in my life.
Overall, this was one of the best movies I have seen at TIFF, and frankly, one of the best of this year.
