Freaky Tales

3 1/2 Stars (out of 4)

While it will appeal mainly to viewers who can tune into the movie's time and place (others may feel left out) Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck's bonkers crime comedy Freaky Tales is a crazy quilt of stuff that makes for great cult classics. It's 1987 in Oakland, California. A narrator (Too Short) tells us four wild stories. In the first, a group of punk rockers decide — including Tina (Ji-young Yoo) and Lucid (Jack Champion) — to defend 924 Gilman from an attack by skinhead Nazis. In the second, hopeful rappers Entice (Normani) and Barbie (Dominique Thorne) are given a chance to battle on stage with local legend Too Short (DeMario Symba Driver). In the third, a tough guy henchman, Clint (Pedro Pascal), tries to get out of the crime game after a personal tragedy. And in the fourth, it's May 10, and the Golden State Warriors are playing the L.A. Lakers in a playoff game... More...

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