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KICK ON MOVIE REVIEW
After being kicked out of a club for fighting, a group of young party folks make a decision to go up the drug food chain and head to the 9th floor apartment of the son of a Russian gangster to acquire more ‘party favors’. Eden is in a relationship with Drew who is the most hesitant of the foursome about this admittedly ill-advised course of action and Eden can’t stop thinking about her end-stage ill sister who requires treatments that their family cannot afford. Zack, who got them kicked out of the club for attacking a handsy club-goer trying to get with his younger sister, is the one who has enough connections to get them welcomed in this drug den, and assures the others that even though this Russian is the son of a Keyser Soze level gangster, he’s not like his dad. And, ya know, although Ray IS a little crazy and high AF, he’s not like his dad. After a bit of tension the group is welcomed and Ray insists they stick around and party. For awhile, and for a montage, everything is surprisingly pretty great for the group, as Ray really does know how to have a good time. But then, well, shit goes down. Not wanting to get into any specifics and spoil things for ya, things devolve into a stand-off between Ray with his cronies and the group who have blocked themselves up in a back bedroom in the apartment. No one really wanted the evening to go this way, including Ray, but once the violence starts, it just escalates past the point of no return. Chris and Wright take their hats off (please ignore the bald spots) to this incredibly tense and gory action film that they call one of the best of this year’s Fantastic Fest. While it certainly recalls the 2015 movie Green Room, Kick On is its own animal and deserves a wide audience.
DIRECTED BY: Nick Kozakis
STARRING: Markella Kavenagh, Nikolai Nikolaeff, Jacek Koman, Ras-Samuel, Nikita Chronis, Thom Green, Eddie Baroo, Julian Weeks, Kaitlyn Boyé, Tyrone Ngatai, Carlia Capozza, Lana Golja, Alexander Lloyd, Lily Major, David Margetts, Eliza Matengu, Finola Xie
YOUR REVIEWERS
Christopher Lawrence Cox (Founder, Da Boss, Digital Noise, Highly Suspect Reviews, Screener Squad, Deliberations of Doom)
Born in the wilds of northern Virginia, Chris managed to put all of his survival skills to use and barely escaped with his life to Austin Texas in 1992 where ever since he’s dabbled in everything from plumber’s assistant to sandwich maker, from band to bar and theater management. An opportunity to see theatrical release films for free by becoming a critic on a local public access show called “The Reel Deal” turned into a full-time job when Chris and his friends decided to take it to the internet. They built the site Spill.com, adding multiple podcasts and animated features, to no small amount of success. During this time, a fortuitous friendship sprung up between Chris and young Brian Salisbury, who was also a local film critic, and they merged their forces of will, and their laundry list of ideas for shows, to eventually build this community of critics. While Brian eventually followed his heart to a new family, Chris continues on with a cast of colorful folks from all over the country (and a few others).
Wright Sulek (The Other Boss, Trash in the Can, Digital Noise, Highly Suspect Reviews, One Man’s Trash, Screener Squad)
Wright hails from the northern suburbs of Dallas, Texas. His passion for filmmaking brought him to Austin to study and make movies. Since then he’s had his hand in acting, writing, and directing his own short films with numerous like-minded film geeks he’s met along his journey. His newest interest has brought him into the podcasting world. He co-hosted a few different movie related podcasts such as ‘And Now This’ and ‘The Match Cut’. He currently co-hosts with longtime friend, Eric Samaniego, where they talk shop about the grimiest, trashiest, lost gems of movies on their show, ‘Trash in the Can’. Wright also guests and hosts reviews on Screener Squad and Highly Suspect Reviews as well as co-hosts Digital Noise with Chris Cox. As of 2024, Wright has now been inducted into the Austin Film Critics Association as well as co-owns the One of Us network with Chris Cox.
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