‘Indie Cinema's Patron Saint of Misfits,’ Joel Potrykus, Is Back With His Fifth Film, ‘Vulcanizadora’

‘Indie Cinema's Patron Saint of Misfits,’ Joel Potrykus, Is Back With His Fifth Film, ‘Vulcanizadora’

The inventor of ‘metal slackerdom’ has garnered a fan base that is fairly selective and is possessed of a vision that seems constitutionally incapable of catering to general tastes.

POD 366, EP. 116: JOEL POTRYKUS, VULCANIZADORA, AND A DOZEN MOVIES

366 Weird Movies may earn commissions from purchases made through product links. Youtube link Discussed in this episode: “The AGFA Mystery Mixtape Vault”: What’s in it? We don’t know, it’s a mystery, but it is described as a “hallucinogenic trip to a found footage wonderland.” Buy “The AGFA Mystery Mixtape Vault”. Career Bed (1969)/Sex By Advertisement (1968): The early sexploitation films of Joel “Bloodsucking Freaks” Reed: in Career Bed, an as…

VULCANIZADORA Review: Dark, Deadpan, Often Absurdist Humor, Yet Grim

Director Joel Potrykus' black comedy stars himself and Joshua Burge on a strange trek through a forest with a disturbing destination in mind. [Read the whole post on screenanarchy.com...]

Vulcanizadora Review: A Dark, Hilarious, and Contemplative New Vision from Joel Potrykus

Note: This review was originally published as part of our 2024 Tribeca coverage. Vulcanizadora opens in theaters on May 2. Like the punk-rock cousin of Kelly Reichardt’s Old Joy, Joel Potrykus’ Vulcanizadora also concerns a voyage in the woods that pinpoints the exact moment an old friendship abruptly dies. The film also represents a maturing-of-sorts for the Michigan-based provocateur, revisiting characters first introduced in his 2014 film Bu…