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It’s not ripped from the headlines, but Tyler Cornack’s comedy “Mermaid” certainly seems inspired by them — specifically, the strange “Florida Man” news stories that have become a meme-friendly internet fixation.

In the midst of a “Jaws” parody opening centered on a monstrous murder at sea, the film takes a pause for a title card labeling the story as “a love letter to Florida.” But the drug-addled shenanigans that follow strive for more than gawking spectacle. Though assembled from zany fixtures, like a strip club-based mafia and a man-eating fish creature, Cornack’s filmmaking is defined by a disarming soulfulness, marinading in the melancholy of its slacker hero. It makes for a punishing, self-imposed mood of aggrievement, which seems alien and uninformed by the film’s genre-fawning endgame.

Though “Mermaid” doesn’t take long after its opening to arrive at the awkward Doug (Johnny Pemberton), you’d be forgiven...

Doug’s life sucks. He’s broke, strung out on meth, his ex-wife hates him, he owes money to some very dangerous people, and he doesn’t really see a way out. He’s at the end of his rope when he stumbles across something of a miracle, an injured mermaid just off the Florida coast. He brings it back to shore, determined to find a way to exploit it to get himself out of the mess that his life has become, but instead he becomes enamored of it, and will do anything to protect it in Tyler Cornack’s latest feature film, Mermaid. In 2019, Cornack delivered one of the most bizarre films to hit the genre scene in ages with Butt Boy. After writing and directing a film...

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The headline above is not a misprint. There, in fact, exists a film about a man whose penchant for sticking things into his butt makes him a type of supervillain with a hard-boiled detective in hot pursuit. The movie in question is the 2020 horror comedy Butt Boy, the directorial debut of writer Tyler Cornack, adapted from an earlier comedy sketch into a feature-length film. The film premiered at Fantastic Fest in 2019 and stars Cornack in the leading role of It specialist and family man Chip Gutchel. Chip develops a compulsive disorder after a routine rectal examination and is shocked, or perhaps thrilled to learn, that anything he inserts into his rectum instantly disappears. His obsession quickly escalates as everyday household objects disappear, and this expands to include household pets and, oh my god, yes, even people. This entirely juvenile and surprisingly excellent movie is technically quite sharp from a screen-writing...

With summer (unofficially) over and the Halloween Season now in full swing, these weekly roundups are about to get very packed with fresh new horrors both at home and in theaters!

Eight brand new horror movies are releasing in this first full week of September, and trust me when I say even that makes for a quiet week compared to what’s coming soon.

Here’s all the new horror arriving September 6 – September 11, 2022!

First up, Dread’s Tiny Cinema was just unleashed On Demand yesterday, a horror anthology of multiversal madness that’s also coming to Blu-ray on October 11 of this year.

Sit back, relax, and get uncomfortable…

From the makers of Butt Boy, Tiny Cinema is said to be “a twisted tale of seemingly unconnected strangers whose lives will change in incredible and bizarre ways forever. As reality unravels, each person must battle incredible challenges from a multiverse seeking...

If you have been paying attention to 2022's cinematic trends, you should know that multiverses are totally in vogue right now. Whether they are the cruxes of a major superhero franchise or a symbol for the complexities of relationships, multiverses offer an infinite amount of storytelling opportunities, as long as the core story allows for it.

"Tiny Cinema," the upcoming anthology film that recently had its world premiere at the Popcorn Frights Film Festival, is one such story. Directors Tyler Cornack and Ryan Koch have been eager to take their weirdness, previously demonstrated in 2019's "Butt Boy," to the next level by using the ever-expanding multiverse concept. The stories in this anthology might not seem related at first, but as they get increasingly bloodier and awkward, things might turn out to be far more connected than anyone might realize.

To celebrate the film being available on-demand, /Film has received an...

Tyler Cornack and Ryan Koch’s recent sci-fi comedy Butt Boy made waves on the festival run for its bizarre sense of humor and plot. Cornack played a protagonist with an affinity for putting objects and people up his, well, you know. So, it’s no surprise that the follow-up, Tiny Cinema, would continue that same thread of absurdity. This time, Cornack and Koch teamed up with Butt Boy cinematographer William Morean to pen an anthology that connects six stories of peculiar comedy, each increasingly weirder than the last.

A mysterious fourth wall-breaking stranger (Paul Ford) serves as the guide, introducing the six segments while promising a subversion of expectations. With a wry wink, the stranger acknowledges that he’s likely not the host you expected. It’s a tone-setting bit that indicates an increasingly unpredictable jaunt through manic stories that occasionally brush with horror but always hovers within the...

Tiny Cinema: "From the makers of Butt Boy, Tiny Cinema is a twisted tale of seemingly unconnected strangers whose lives will change in incredible and bizarre ways forever. As reality unravels, each person must battle incredible challenges from a multiverse seeking answers on the essential questions of life, death, love, and the fate of our future.

Tiny Cinema will celebrate its World Premiere at Popcorn Frights Film Festival (August 11-14) and its UK Premiere at FrightFest (August 28-29)."

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Synopsis: After the passing of their mother, a group of siblings drive across state to spread her ashes. They become stranded when their car breaks down on a country road in the woods. Unknown to them, a very tall and hairy creature has stumbled upon their car and they have to overcome their family...

"Here, we don't believe in dreams... we live in nightmares." Dread Presents has revealed an official trailer for an indie horror anthology featured called Tiny Cinema. It's premiering at two different genre festivals this month (Popcorn Frights / FrightFest) and will be out on VOD in September. From the makers of Butt Boy, Tiny Cinema is a twisted tale of seemingly unconnected strangers whose lives will change in incredible and bizarre ways forever. This seems to be the very first "multiverse" horror film. "Game Night" spirals out of control when a simple joke goes over a guest's head. "Edna" is looking for love in all the wrong places. "Bust" sees two friends stopping at nothing to help their impotent buddy. "Deep Impact" has a delivery man deliver a package to himself... from the future. "Mother*******" focuses on an unlucky mafia card game. And "Daddies Home" finds a man transforming after unknowingly...

Prepare to be dazzled by a mind-blowing concept: the multiverse! In case you haven't noticed, the past decade of TV and film has taken a very special interest in the concept of parallel universes. Not only is it a great way to explain away all these caped crusaders, but outside of franchise filmmaking, it's an excuse for some very talented artists to let their imaginations run wild. This time around, the filmmakers in question are Tyler Cornack and Ryan Koch, creators of the provocative "Butt Boy," a movie about a man who makes things — and eventually people — disappear into, y'know, his butt....

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"Afterward, go out and film yourself getting arrested at a protest rally. Then you'll be the best movie of the year." One of our favorite lists that kicks off this time of the year is from filmmaker John Waters - his Top 10 favorite films from this year. For 2020, Waters has chosen yet another (expected) eclectic mix of films, lead by the uber wacky comedy Butt Boy (trailer here), about a guy who discovers he has a serial killer ass. Literally. I always love seeing what Waters picks every year, because he's one of the few who has no shame about admitting his personal tastes. They're all films he loved that did something for him, and he explains so simply yet eloquently why he loves them. And no surprise, his picks for 2020 are as wild & weird & kooky as expected. No one else has a Top 10 like Waters'. And that's why I...

With December right around the corner, it’s time for endless “best of” lists, and this year John Waters returns with his signature early and peculiar selection of best movies of the year. Waters is famously one of the most opinionated filmmakers with a truly varied taste for films, and his list for 2020 is just what you’d expect from the man behind “Pink Flamingos” and “Hair Spray” during the year 2020.

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Let the best-of-the-year lists commence. While guilds and critics groups will soon be delivering their opinions, one of the few of genuine interest each year comes from a single person: the wonderfully eccentric director John Waters, whose eclectic tastes always includes a mix of the unexpected and underseen.

Topping his list this year is Tyler Cornack’s spring release Butt Boy, which features a strange tale of missing persons potentially disappearing up someone’s rectum, followed by the recommended psychological body horror film Swallow. Also among the list are the latest films from Pedro Almodóvar, Craig Zobel, Quentin Dupieux and, as a 10th place tie leading to 11 selections, new courtroom dramas by Steve McQueen and Aaron Sorkin.

Check out the list below via Baltimore Fishbowl, which will appear in the next issue of Artforum. We’ve also included links to our reviews.

1. Butt Boy (Tyler Cornack)

2. Swallow (Carlo Mirabella-Davis)

3. The Hunt...

We're back with a new installment of Horror Highlights! In today's installment, we have details on the livestream of the official Fright Night stage play, the full Fantaspoa lineup, details on Alamo on Demand's Fulci collection and Ari Aster picks, and an exclusive Q&a with actor Eric Fellows:

The Rage of the Stage Players Present: A Dramatized Livestream Reading of the Official “Fright Night” Stage Play: "The Rage of the Stage Players, Pittsburgh's longest-running dark/fringe theatre company (now our 19th season), are thrilled to announce that, with the permission of horror icon Tom Holland, we will be presenting a visceral dramatized livestream performance, that will welcome audiences to Fright Night…For Real.

Come join us on Sunday, August 2, 2020, for a historic, not-to-be-missed, “Fan-niversary” event, to celebrate the original film’s release, 35 years to the day! It will include an introduction by the film’s creator, Tom Holland, and...

In his latest podcast/interview, host and screenwriter Stuart Wright talks with writer/director/star Tyler Cornack about his amazing, absurdist genre feature film Butt Boy, which is out now digitally in the UK.

Chip Gutchel, a bored married It Engineer, has a reawakening after a routine prostate exam. What starts as a harmless rectal kink, soon grows into a dangerous addiction as he becomes responsible for a missing child. Chip eventually buries his desires in Alcoholics Anonymous and tries to move on with his life. Years later, he becomes the sponsor of Russell Fox, a newly sober detective. After Chip relapses, Russell is brought in to investigate another missing child at Chip’s office. Russell begins to suspect that Chip’s addiction may not be to alcohol, but something much more sinister. It’s up to Russell now to prove that Chip is responsible for the child’s disappearance.

With an aggressive title like “Butt Boy,” you fully expect that the film is going to be humorous and possibly off-putting. And it is, with moments that are truly laugh-out-loud funny and others that will make you cringe. But when you break it down to its very core, Tyler Cornack’s film really explores complicated themes such as struggles with addiction, grief, and the tragic, tedious lives that adults of a certain age experience when the excitement of youth is gone.

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This time last year, audiences were buying tickets to see “Avengers: Endgame.” Now, pretty much the biggest new release — bypassing theaters and going straight to streaming, amid the turmoil caused by the coronavirus — is a movie called “Butt Boy.”

But don’t worry. Governmental leaders are starting to share plans about a reopening of movie theaters, and there are still lots of quality new releases making themselves available by streaming. So, while no new studio movies bowed this week, you can find treasures from festivals such as Sundance and Cannes, plus fresh fare for Amazon Prime and Netflix subscribers.

Here are all the new releases, with excerpts from reviews and links to where you can watch them.

Independent films, directly on demand:

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It's hard to know where to start in talking about Butt Boy. The title might be your first clue that this isn't your standard family fare film. Oh no, it most certainly is not. It is an outrageously hilarious comedy but be warned that many will find it way too disgusting and disturbing. Okay, warning issued, we can proceed.

This wild and wacky tale centers on Chip Gutchel, an ordinary man, married with an infant son and a job working as the It guy at a fun family firm. Chip seems to be bored and simply going through the motions in his daily life until he has a surprising awakening during a routine prostate exam. Ouch, this will only hurt for a second.

Most men don't look forward to repeating this doctor visit, a routine but necessary followup. Well Chip doesn't seem put off...

Nobody is going to watch a movie called “Butt Boy” in pursuit of sophisticated wit. That said, this feature spinoff from a prior sketch by the collaborative comedy-video team known as Tiny Cinema does manage to be just about the drollest execution possible of the most juvenile concept imaginable.

While some may be disappointed that the scatological humor isn’t more overt, those inclined to be tickled by a one-joke bad-taste premise treated with an incongruous poker face will give director, co-writer and star Tyler Cornack’s perversely well-crafted goof a leg-up toward immediate moderate cult status. It debuted on various VOD platforms April 14 after a planned limited theatrical release earlier in the month got corona-fied.

Doughy, hirsute, slack-mouthed Chip (Cornack) works It at a generic Florida corporate office where he’s the lone holdout from an annoying departmental spirit of gung-ho-dom. At home, there’s even less cause for enthusiasm,...

The very existence of a movie called “Butt Boy” outside the porn realm is almost as ridiculous as its premise, which means it’s especially unusual to find that director Tyler Cornack plays it straight. In short, “Butt Boy” finds an obsessive police investigator on the trail of a deranged serial killer type who sticks children and objects up his ass and keeps them there.

With those expectations upfront, it’s a strange wonder to find that this slick and entertaining B-movie actually musters a downright subtle, even eerie tone for much of its 100 minutes. At a certain point, that ambitious gamble becomes untenable, as the ludicrous nature of the material overshadows its self-serious air, but not before Cornack delivers

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It was about sixty minutes into Tyler Cornack’s one-hundred-minute feature film Butt Boy when I wondered aloud, “How can there be so much time left?” At this point, the culprit behind the disappearance of a child had already been identified as It professional Chip Gutchell (Cornack) in the prologue. The person positioned to take him down (Tyler Rice’s Detective Russel Fox) was more than ready to pounce. Both men were heading towards their climactic convergence point as a result of the script’s unabashed use of narrative convenience and everything seemed primed to be wrapped up with a bow despite almost half the runtime remaining. What else could happen? How much more absurd could the film get while retaining its unwaveringly confrontational straight face? The answer: a lot.

I shouldn’t have been surprised considering the crime Cornack and co-writer Ryan Koch’s mystery hinges upon. It can...

This weekend’s slate of specialty streaming titles is a variety pack of a crime thriller, a documentary about mindfulness, an obsessive-compulsive dark comedy and…a movie titled Butt Boy.

Sonejuhi Sinha’s feature directorial debut Stray Dolls is set debut this weekend on a multitude of VOD platforms. The crime thriller, which bowed last year at the Tribeca Film Festival, follows Riz (Geetanjali Thapa), who has left her life of petty crime in India and is now working as a housekeeper at the Tides Plaza Motel managed by Una (Cynthia Nixon).

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Look, things are pretty terrible right now. We are in the middle of a global pandemic that is forcing us all to stay indoors for way longer than we’re comfortable with. But for as bad as quarantine is, can you imagine having an addiction that forces you to ingest items into your anus? That’s the ailment that plagues the lead character in the upcoming film, “Butt Boy.”

Read More: ‘Butt Boy’ Trailer: A Man And His Powerful Anus Are Being Hunted In This Strange Thriller

With “Butt Boy” arriving on VOD on April 14, we’re thrilled to share an exclusive clip from the film, highlighting the grief and discomfort that comes with the unending desire to shove things into your rectum.

Continue reading ‘Butt Boy’ Exclusive Clip: Imagine Being In Isolation With This Disturbing Addiction at The Playlist.

Butt, I Won’t Do That: Cornack Redefines Anal Retentive in Crass Comedy

Although it requires a healthy suspension of disbelief in order for it to plunge into its third act climax, director Tyler Cornack’s sophomore feature Butt Boy is a generously escapist oddity in its heteronormative examination of the ass play suggested by a title which simultaneously indicates its own unwillingness to take itself too seriously.

Combining a variety of elements, from body horror to mystery thriller to gonzo sci-fi tropes, Cornack leans into the weirdness of his narrative without depending solely on gross humor, which is perhaps the most intriguing element of a film which hovers between a mixture of a Lynchian parallel universe and late night comedy.…...

You have to assume that with a title like “Butt Boy,” the upcoming film from filmmaker Tyler Cornack is weird. And when you see the new trailer, that suspicion is most definitely confirmed. But weird isn’t always a bad thing, and “Butt Boy” looks like it could be one of the more surprising films of the spring.

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As seen in the new trailer for “Butt Boy,” the film follows the story of a detective on the hunt for a man that is able to consume items, from toys to animals to children, through his ass.

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The chilling concept trailer for R. Shanea Williams' A Precise Understanding of Darkness tops today's Horror Highlights, which also includes Zach Lorkiewicz's new short film The Knock and details on Epic Pictures Group's acquisition of Tyler Cornack's Butt Boy for Us distribution.

Concept Trailer for A Precise Understanding of Darkness: "Horror fans will experience a unique tale of terror during the feature-length film A Precise Understanding of Darkness, and the filmmakers are giving an early look at this intense journey into myth and madness with the recently released concept trailer. The production is currently seeking investors for the project.

“This film is an ode to the psychological horror films over the years that have inspired me,” writer-director R. Shanea Williams says. “I believe there’s nothing scarier than the human mind, and this film will bring that belief to vivid life. And, because we are centering the...

Exclusive: Epic Pictures Group has taken U.S. rights on Butt Boy, Tyler Cornack’s comedy-thriller which debuted at Austin genre event Fantastic Fest.

The pic will be released in theaters April 3, with support from cinema chain Alamo Drafthouse for a theatrical rollout, and online April 14.

The comedy follows newly sober detective Russell Fox (Tyler Rice) who meets his sponsor, Chip Gutchel (Tyler Cornack), and whose investigation of a missing child leads him to suspect that the other man may be connected. He begins to realize that Chip’s addiction may not be to alcohol, but to something much more sinister and shocking.

Cornack and Rice are known for collaborating on the Tiny Cinema online channel, which Cornack co-created with Butt Boy producers Bill Morean and Ryan Koch, who also co-wrote the film’s script. Shelby Dash also stars.

Tiny Cinema and its filmmakers are repped by Gersh and Plain Text.

Ahead of the UK premiere of Butt Boy at Arrow Video FrightFest Glasgow 2020, director Tyler Cornack reflects on Fincher-esque cat & mouse games, creating a ‘colon cave’ and taking anal retention to a whole new level…

Is it true that Butt Boy started life as a sketch on your Tiny Cinema comedy channel?

Yes, it started out as a very simple sketch about a man who goes to the doctor to get a prostate exam, and begins to get addicted to the feeling. It was always one of our favorite sketches because we found an interesting horror-esque tone. We also realized eluding objects with just a blank stare is just a joke where the punchline can grow through visuals. The first twelve minutes of the film is a very similar rhythm and tone to the original sketch.

For those who have yet to see it, how would you describe the film?...

Alamo Drafthouse, the cinema chain that popularized in-theater dining, is partnering with speciality film festival Fantastic Fest to bring greater attention to independent genre movies.

Under the new pact, Fantastic Fest will offer Alamo Drafthouse ticket buyers “bonus content” when they watch movies from the film festival. That includes bringing in the talent behind the movies, live-streaming Q&As and hosting afterparties at the theater. The goal, to combat the comfort and appeal of staying home to stream Netflix or Disney Plus, is to make going to the movies feel more like an event.

“Our reason for existence, and this is true for both the Alamo and Fantastic Fest, is to support emerging filmmakers and the incredible films they create,” Alamo Drafthouse founder and CEO Tim League said. “We see so many wonderful films debut at the festival each year; it is immensely rewarding to continue that relationship all the way through their commercial launch.

One of the joys of attending several film festivals every year is finding and celebrating the wildest and most unique genre movies from around the world. This year, the crown for wildest discovery goes to Butt Boy, a film that has been making the festival rounds, but one that should be seen by everyone. Meet Chip […]

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It may surprise you to learn that in 2019, there exists two similar movies about people addicted to "swallowing," otherwise know as the fixation to ingest inanimate objects. One of them is Swallow, a measured story of a person dealing with mental illness, compounded by grief and anxiety. The other is titled Butt Boy. And while the name may suggest something sordid, it instead is a one-joke film that pushes its premise far further that it needs to go, with mixed results.

Chip is your average middle-aged office drone. He's married, has a kid, and works his 9 to 5 with the minimal amount of effort possible. Then, one day he goes for his first ever prostate exam, and instantly, something is awoken in Chip. Feeling alive for the first time, he chases the sensation by, you guessed it, sticking more things up his butt. There's nothing he won't try, until he finds...

A sort of rite of passage for men of a certain age, one's first digital prostate exam can be a source of anxiety. But what if that cold, clinical finger up the bum was to set some desires stirring deep within one's soul; to ignite a passion for shoving increasingly foreign objects into the most taboo of body cavities? This incredibly odd question sets in motion the even more bizarre plot of Tyler Cornack's debut feature film, Butt Boy.  Chip Gutchell (Cornack) has been living a milquetoast life without passion for years, but his annual prostate exams awakens a dark desire within him that can only be quenched by shoving anything and everything he can get his hands on up his butt. He tries to...

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Two months after announcing its first wave, the Alamo Drafthouse-created Fantastic Fest is continuing to flesh out its genre-filled lineup. Their latest slate of films is dominated by old and new horror from around the world, but two high-profile inclusions will catch movie lovers’ eyes. Rian Johnson’s “The Last Jedi” followup, the murder mystery “Knives Out,” is set to close the festival with the director in attendance. Palme d’Or winner “Parasite,” in the midst of a domestic Oscar campaign after storming the international box office, will also play Fantastic Fest.

From there, the programming places special emphasis on two categories: Mexican genre film and Lgbtq+ stories. For the former, there will be screenings of three-rarely seen Mexican horror classics, as well as lectures and a shorts program for young Mexican filmmakers.

The festival will also include screenings of some landmark Lgbtq+ horror films, including the new documentary...