Synopsis
Paranoia forces small-time scam artist Marty to flee his hometown and hide out in a dangerous Detroit. With nothing but a pocket full of bogus checks, his Power Glove, and a bad temper, the horror metal slacker lashes out.
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Cast
- Joshua BurgeMarty Jackitansky
- Joel PotrykusDerek
- Teri Ann NelsonCarol
- Joe AndersonCraig Kowalczyk
- Alan LongstreetGas Station Clerk
- Rico Bruce WadeLarry
- Katie CallStacy
- Chris KotcherOffice Supply Kenneth
- Camille VanderweideHotel clerk
Recommendations
- 100
IndieWire
Buzzard is among the first great American satires of the 21st century, its scathing indictment of capitalism delivered as a prolonged, disorienting punchline. - 91
The Playlist
Buzzard is a quiet, introspective film, but it trumps all generic blockbusters in that it very much is a roller coaster ride, one that thrills, upsets, and makes one queasy, all in surprising ways. - 83
The A.V. Club
Think Vampire’s Kiss on a DIY scale, with motels and basement rec rooms in place of brownstones and nightclubs and a bladed Power Glove in place of plastic fangs. That’s Buzzard in a nutshell. - 80
The Dissolve
As Marty continues to run scams, the laughs continue unabated, but the dread only deepens, because we realize he’s a creature of need, capable of anything but empathy. And he’s been pushed to the precipice. - 80
Time Out
Buzzard is both deeply unfun and something you can’t take your eyes off. It gets our edge of recommendation because there’s real focus to it: Marty’s ambitions are so low (his life seems to climax while wolfing down a $20 plate of spaghetti in a hotel room) that you truly fear for the future. Meet the new slacker. - 75
Slant Magazine
This is a study of a man who's hard to like, harder to dismiss, and impossible to pigeonhole. - 70
Variety
Giving not an inch to any sort of readable moral paradigm, this third installment in Potrykus’ Grand Rapids-set animal trilogy (including his 2010 short “Coyote” and his 2012 feature “Ape”) proves as fascinating as it is off-putting. - 70
The Hollywood Reporter
A chilly allegory whose antihero is both compelling and repulsive.
