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NANDOR FODOR AND THE TALKING MONGOOSE
For all the famed historical figures who’ve seen biopics made of their lives and times, it’s always a pleasure to discover a lesser known individual of significance who’s been little more than a footnote in world history. Such is the case of Nandor Fodor and his experience with the famed Dalby Spook on the Isle of Man. Nandor Fodor was a Hungarian-born parapsychologist and author known for his research and writings on paranormal phenomena. Fodor was a prominent figure in the field of parapsychology during the mid-20th century and is perhaps best known for his involvement in the case of the talking mongoose, the subject of this new film. This case revolved around the Irving family, who claimed to have a bizarre and supernatural experience on the Isle of Man during the early 1930s. The Irving family, consisting of James, Margaret, and their daughter Voirrey, reported that they were living with a talking mongoose named “Gef.” Nandor (Simon Pegg), joined by his assistant Annie (Minnie Driver), being the preeminent para-psychologist of the era, began his investigation of this strange occurrence on the Isle of Man with certainty of it all being a hoax, but what happens when he is unable to disprove the mysterious Gef’s powers? Lewayne, Chad, Ryan, and T.C. attempted to con Chris into sending them to the Isle of Man to unlock the mystery of Gef themselves, but alas, they were only able to get into the studio for this review.
DIRECTED BY: Adam Sigal
STARRING: Simon Pegg, Minnie Driver, Christopher Lloyd, Neil Gaiman, Edmund Kingsley, Tim Downie, Ruth Connell, Jessica Balmer, Paul Kaye, Gary Beadle, Drew Moerlin
YOUR REVIEWERS
T.C. De Witt (Screener Squad)
T.C. De Witt is a multi-awarded writer/director originally from Wisconsin and now based in Los Angeles. His life has been devoted to the arts since he was a child. He’s been a stage performer, playwright, stand-up comic, film and television actor, radio DJ, podcaster published author, recorded musician, and comic writer/illustrator. He is now a professional screenwriter and has been thriving for the past decade, regularly offering his talents to production studios in LA, Chicago, Milwaukee, and internationally in Sydney and Poland. He’s provided content for Amazon Prime, Netflix, and several YouTube partners. His films have screened internationally, and his stageplays have been performed across the country. In the last ten years, he has directed 57 films, 23 episodes of his series The One Minute Rewatch, 300+ episodes of podcasts, and his multi-award-winning short film Screen: Righter screened at the Festival de Cannes in 2016. He has released two feature films, The Princess Knight and A Christmas Sunset. He thrives on collaboration and the thrill of sharing stories in all forms.
Lewayne White (Screener Squad)
Lewayne’s earliest memories are of watching movies and reading comics, which instilled in him a sense of wonder, a vivid imagination, and unrealistic expectations. It also means he spends a lot of time watching movies, writing scripts for them, and trying to get them made. He lives in the middle of middle America after landing there as a child, and has remained there mainly because he hates packing.
Chad Halvorsen (Screener Squad)
Chad Halvorsen currently resides in Milwaukee, WI, where he produces and edits commercials, films, and everything in between. He was always a fan of film/television growing up, spending days in the Summer, making (terrible) home movies with his brothers. Little did he know that passion would carry on into adulthood. Since 2006, Chad has worked for several agencies in various departments. Shooting, producing, editing, production management, directing, and when forced to, writing copy. In 2015, Chad decided to take the big leap and become a freelancer. Since then, he’s produced content for Lyft, AT&T, Target, and Discovery Network. His passion lies in entertaining people, making them feel better, even for a moment. All the pain and suffering of this business is worth it, if even just one person views his work. Chad is a frequent podcaster, most notably posing as a co-host for the podcast “The Film Illogical Society.”
Ryan Aleck Hill (Screener Squad, Video and Audio editor)
Ryan is a Washington D.C. based filmmaker & video editor who loves watching and talking about movies more than just about anything. He currently works at a creative agency as a director of photography/video editor, and does freelance video editing for Anthony Fantano/TheNeedleDrop. He also has a YouTube channel (Downhill Media) where he works on a weirdo art explainer series called “Artsplained” with his partner Michelle. He was a part of the Spill.com community way back in the day, where he was cursed with an obsession for movies. In an effort to break the curse, he shows up on the Screener Squad podcast every once in a while and edits for One Of Us. Chris Cox claims that this is the only way it can be broken. You can follow him on Twitter but you’ll probably regret it.
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