- Starring
- Chet Siegel, David Bluvband, Chloe Roe
- Writer
- Matthew John Lawrence
- Director
- Matthew John Lawrence
- Rating
- n/a
- Running Time
- 97 minutes
- Release Date
- n/a
Overall Score
Rating Summary
The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has wreaked havoc with the world as a whole, prompting the cancellation of countless film festivals including this year’s Calgary Underground Film Festival. As a result, many festivals have turned to a digital model to continue to present their lineups. To keep up with our latest digital CUFF coverage, click here.
Finding a perfect tonal balance between horror and comedy is hard, not wanting to overdo one or completely disregard another. Uncle Peckerhead is a prime example of a film that found that balance while also making for a perfect midnight movie. As the three members of the punk rock band named DUH are about to begin their latest tour with a strange roadie named Peck (David Littleton), the trio realizes their in for more than they bargained for. As far as the performances were concerned, they were impressive, especially Siegel as the DUH frontwoman Judy. Littleton as Peck truly embraces the role of a psycho yet darkly funny character made even more impressive serving as his only feature acting credit thus far, keeping things engaging to watch.
Uncle Peckerhead features a simple story which shouldn’t come as that much of a surprise. It’s a very self-aware film that revels in its low budget nature (still utilizing it to the best of its ability) in the best way. While this creates a fair share of fun moments, many viewers will surely be left wanting a little bit more. Meanwhile, the writing was certainly up to the task, however, a few duller moments affect the pacing and occasionally took away from the film’s energy. However, the many sequences that do work make up for these lacklustre moments.
With a bigger budget to allow for more insanity, it could definitely reach those heights but in the end, Uncle Peckerhead is certainly a fun, care free, bloody fun time.
still courtesy of courtesy of producer Nicholas Payne Santos ’19
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