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A man goes on a mission to locate a stolen artifact for a client, which leads him to a haunted town full of vampires, sleeping beauties and Voodoo gangsters.
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Phil Hoad Guardian The plot is a Chandlerian shoal of red herrings but, like Moore's League of Extraordinary Gentlemen comics, no detail is accidental... Rated: 4/5 Oct 13, 2021 Full Review Kristy Puchko IGN Movies The Show is an unrepentantly trippy Noir that assaults the senses, cackling all the while. Rated: 9/10 Sep 16, 2021 Full Review Dennis Harvey Variety Fun if perhaps a little too tongue-in-cheek for its own good, the results will no doubt appeal most to Moore fans who'll revel in his Byzantine plotting, noirish tropes and other signature elements. Aug 26, 2021 Full Review Paul Klein FILMHOUNDS Magazine Moore devotees will drink deeply of its Victorian-style goblet but it's far from mainstream, and even further from perfect. Rated: 3/5 Jul 4, 2024 Full Review Tom Cassidy Common Sense Media Uncompromising and divisive by design, this fantasy drama's off-kilter world is an acquired taste that's likely to turn off as many people as it pleases. Rated: 4/5 Nov 30, 2021 Full Review Marc Burrows HeyUGuys Northampton is as cinematic as it is strange, and nothing is quite as it seems, this could be one of the best things you'll see this year. Oct 22, 2021 Full Review Read all reviews

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Will S If you like urban fantasy film noir, give this a try. The plot is slight, but there are great bits along the way. Alan Moore not only wrote the script—he co-wrote much of the music and does a fine job in a minor but significant role. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 05/25/24 Full Review brad p While the plot was overly convoluted and the film probably requires multiple viewings to fully understand, The Show still featured an entertaining cast of eccentric side characters, making it an exaggerated and unforgettable examination of life in Northampton. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Audience Member Excellent surreal noir fantasy. Loved it. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/20/23 Full Review Audience Member What Film is supposed to be. Creativity and originality, those rarest of wild creatures, have made a nest in the head of master storyteller Moore and hatched a plot to inspire the imagination, intelligence and sense of playfulness in as many grokking humans as possible. A film for artists, poets, writers, musicians and techno-shamans of all stripes: multi-layered surrealism that never falls into self-indulgence or over-seriousness. A childlike wonder lies just under the surface of the terribly hip and ultra-modern sensibilities, fostering great dialog and fleeting glimpses of a symbolic universe just beyond the grasp of rational constraints. The acting, too, embodies that symbolic universe, acting more like fingers pointing to the moon than realistic persons. All the darkness and light anyone could ask for, in a kaleidoscopic mixture of magic and the mundane. Just because it's a cliche, doesn't mean it isn't true: each repeated viewing uncovers more of the poetic genius behind artistic and magical intent. Also, it is Great Fun. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/03/23 Full Review Audience Member A thoroughly bizarre film with more than a few echoes of Twin Peaks. The director is overly fond of his dutch angles but it's sharply written and anything that can make Northampton seem interesting is well worth your time. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/23/23 Full Review Audience Member I mean, I give it props for being soo bizarre, this is the kind of weirdness I love. But I just didn't connect with any of it. Some of the visuals were cool, but I found myself struggling to follow the story or get invested in any of it. Maybe my expectations were just too high when I saw Alan Moore's name attached... Rated 2 out of 5 stars 01/29/22 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis A man goes on a mission to locate a stolen artifact for a client, which leads him to a haunted town full of vampires, sleeping beauties and Voodoo gangsters.
Director
Mitch Jenkins
Producer
Thomas Brown, Michael Elliott, Jim Mooney
Screenwriter
Alan Moore
Production Co
Lex Films, EMU Films
Genre
Fantasy, Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Oct 5, 2021
Runtime
1h 55m
Aspect Ratio
Scope (2.35:1)
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