Joshua Burge as Martin Jackitansky wearing a metal contraption that is meant to explode in Vulcanizadora. Image via Sob Noisse Joel Potrykus discusses the importance of film criticism in understanding ...

Joel Potrykus is a punk, DIY filmmaker whose films, such as Buzzard, The Alchemist’s Cookbook, and Ape, are known for their offbeat but distinct tone that takes loner cinema to a new hilariously ...

“Vulcanizadora” is yet another contribution to the current catalog of films about white, middle-aged male angst, including the very recent “Friendship,” but with its own take—bizarre, comedic, and ...

Strap in, folks, there's a new Joel Potrykus film premiering. Potrykus is the indie filmmaker behind such peculiar, unsettling cult classics as Ape, Buzzard, and The Alchemist Cookbook. This is his ...

Joel Potrykus and his muse Joshua Burge revive the characters they played in "Buzzard" for the director's bleakest movie yet. Life comes for us all, even slacker filmmakers. Michigan-based indie ...

Exclusive: The "Relaxer" filmmaker writes, directs, edits, and stars in the indie feature debuting at Tribeca 2024. Beloved indie filmmaker Joel Potrykus is back onscreen in a multi-hyphenate array of ...

Writer and director Joel Potrykus has been making punk rock horror films since before the premiere of his feature film debut in Ape in 2012. His works push boundaries and capture a specific loner ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Oscilloscope Laboratories has acquired North American rights to “Vulcanizadora,” a dark comedy from Joel Potrykus, the indie ...

Two midlife losers reckon with past mistakes on a despairing and oddly haunting trip into the woods and out of their heads. By Jeannette Catsoulis When you purchase a ticket for an independently ...

Oscilloscope Laboratories has acquired North American rights to “Vulcanizadora,” a dark comedy from Joel Potrykus, the indie director behind “Ape” and “Buzzard.” The movie stars Potrykus along with ...