Brian and Charles

Brian and Charles (Jim Archer, 2022) David Earl, Chris Hayward; completely isolated, Brian does what any sane person would do in such a situation: he builds a robot

A delightfully quirky comedy. Or, in Mark Kermode's words: a "marvellously raggedy film".

Mark Kermode:
Mary Shelley’s archetypal “Modern Prometheus” narrative is given an absurdist modern twist by actors and co-writers David Earl and Chris Hayward in this sweet-natured and hugely likable odd-couple fable about an eccentric inventor and his ramshackle robot. Mixing DIY physical-comedy charm (there’s a touch of Silent Running’s anthropomorphic drones in the droid’s boxy movements) with sentimental tragicomic melancholia, this Sundance festival favourite offers a delightful antidote to the horrors of the world news cycle and the cynicism of the blockbuster franchises that currently pass for “fantasy” entertainment. The Guardian.

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Garry Gillard | New: 5 February, 2023 | Now: 5 February, 2023