Expiring from The Criterion Channel - Crumbs (2015)
Crumbs is like nothing else you've ever seen. It's an Ethiopian film starring an actor (Daniel Tadesse) whose physical disability is never acknowledged by anyone he comes across - especially his beautiful girlfriend, who absolutely adores him. Almost every other movie would make his "differences" the focus, so it's a genuine breath of fresh air that this one doesn't.
But that's only the tip of the iceberg of what makes Crumbs unique...
Imagine a post-apocalyptic society with a giant hand-shaped spaceship hovering in the sky, a Ninja Turtles action figure and other 1980s products treated as revered totems, a tongue-wagging Michael Jordan as the god they worship, and a quest to find Santa Claus.
I'm still trying to figure out
exactly what this movie is trying to say about pop culture, celebrity, consumerism, and who we "worship" and why. But one thing I know for sure is that this is going to stick with me for a long time to come.
DaBargainHunta's Decree: Crumbs sounds bonkers - and it is - but at a little over an hour, it's not much of a time commitment and well worth taking a chance on.