Bodied: TIFF Review

I find myself a bit taken a back by the fact that I actually really enjoyed a Joseph Khan movie for once. Bodied is still problematic as hell and goes on for WAY too long but it has a sense of personality, purpose, and energy. It's mostly entertaining and gives a really intriguing insight into a really unique and emotional subculture. It's a much better cultural and social satire than Detention but it still isn't quite as groundbreaking as it seems to think it is.

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