In Review: Skinamarink (2022)

 

Welcome back to the show that talks about stuff on purpose! TRAPPO has returned from a brief hiatus to tell you all about some new thing that we hope you will enjoy. What thing are we discussing in this week's episode? It's called Skinamarink. No, not the song from Sharon, Lois & Bram. That's called Skinnamarink, and it's a completely different thing. We're talking about Skinamarink, a movie directed by a YouTuber named Kyle Edward Ball that played the film festival circuit in 2022, and was actually released in theaters throughout North America earlier this year. It turned a pretty healthy profit, too, believe it or not. Of course the movie itself had essentially no budget, so that may not be saying much. $15,000 Canadian, which converts roughly to $11,129 here in the U.S. of A. Skinamarink grossed over two million dollars in its brief theatrical run, which is absolutely amazing to contemplate if you've actually seen the film. 

I imagine there were many profoundly disappointed people walking out of multiplexes around the country at that time, expecting something more along the lines of a Paranormal Activity sequel and instead being served a heaping helping of Skinamarink. If you missed Skinamarink's theatrical run and would like to replicate the experience of overhearing upset moviegoers raving about this "bait and switch crap", you can do so by visiting the user reviews section on the film's IMDb page, which I greatly encourage if you feel like you want to lose a little more faith in the human race. 

Here's the bottom line: if you're one of those lunatics who has a fetish for movies filled to the brim with close-up, dimly-lit shots of carpets and beige walls, you're gonna lose your fucking mind watching Skinamarink. It's streaming on SHUDDER right now,  it's available to buy or rent on demand, and it'll be released on blu-ray on June 20th if you're still a physical media person. You could also pirate the movie if you're a complete asshole, but don't do that. We need to support independent artists. That's super important, kids.

If you want to listen to the TRAPPO chumps ramble about an experimental horror movie for over forty minutes, you can find the episode below, or check us out on Apple, Google, Pocket Casts, RadioPublic, Spotify, Spotify For Podcasters or Amazon, so choose your own adventure and join us on this terrifying journey into madness and fear...

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That's it. That's all we've got going on this week. The poll for Radical Romantics by Fever Ray is closed, but the vote is tied, so we don't know what that means. Is it in the can(n)on? Maybe. Maybe not. Probably. Fine, Radical Romantics from Fever Ray is in the can(n)on. That's settled. So congratulations to Fever Ray for this rare honor. We'll be back next week with something else. 

Thanks for listening!