{"id":31218,"date":"2024-08-15T15:34:57","date_gmt":"2024-08-15T19:34:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hunterword.com\/?p=31218"},"modified":"2024-08-15T18:29:43","modified_gmt":"2024-08-15T22:29:43","slug":"booger-2024-part-1-film-review-embargoed-news-advance-is-all-systems-go-greggwmorris-reviewer-theword","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hunterword.com\/index.php\/booger-2024-part-1-film-review-embargoed-news-advance-is-all-systems-go-greggwmorris-reviewer-theword\/","title":{"rendered":"BOOGER (2024): News Advance Is All Systems Go! \u2013 Part 1.  Film Review Embargoed Until Monday, September 9"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><span class=\"ILfuVd\" lang=\"en\"><span class=\"hgKElc\"><strong>{Succinct Medical Definition of For Real Boogers \u2013 There is no Good, Bad, Ugly:<\/strong> If mucus remains in the nose and starts to dry out, it becomes <b>dried nasal mucus<\/b> or a booger. \u201cMucus helps flush out substances like dirt, dust or bacteria before they can get into the lungs and cause irritation or breathing problems,\u201d says Olga Rose, MD, a pediatrician at Scripps Clinic Rancho Bernardo.<strong>}<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Booger (the Cat) | Official Trailer HD | In Theaters &amp; Digital September 13\" width=\"860\" height=\"484\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/99yH9KvqmTU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>BOOGER, a debut feature by writer-director Mary Dauterman. It is supposed to open in select theaters and arrive on VOD on Friday, September 13 from Dark Sky Films, with week-long runs at the Quad Cinema in New York City and Laemmle Glendale in Los Angeles, with special filmmaker Q&amp;As.<\/p>\n<p>Featuring a performance by Grace Glowicki (TITO, STRAWBERRY MANSION), BOOGER, according to the film&#8217;s promoters, is a one-of-a-kind film blending body horror with comedy in a story of intense female friendship and its tragic loss, all back grounded by a tale of supernatural transformation \u2013 Whew! It also stars Garrick Bernard (SINGLE DRUNK FEMALE), Marcia DeBonis (SOMETIMES I THINK ABOUT DYING, 13 GOING ON 30), David Rysdahl (OPPENHEIMER, FARGO), and indie cult icon Heather Matarazzo (WELCOME TO THE DOLLHOUSE, SCREAM 3).<\/p>\n<p>Produced by Lexi Tannenholtz (Shudder\u2019s BAD THINGS) and executive produced by Neon Heart Productions (CORA BORA), Ley Line Entertainment (EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE ALL AT ONCE), Sanctuary Content, One Two Twenty Entertainment (JOYLAND) and Lizzie Shapiro (SHIVA BABY).<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Synoptic <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-31238\" src=\"https:\/\/hunterword.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/pub-booger-logo-proxy-3-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><em>Anna&#8217;s best friend Izzy unexpectedly dies in a bike accident, and Anna struggles with survivor&#8217;s angst. Yet, as she struggles to process the fatal lost of a best friend,\u00a0 Booger, Izzy\u2019s cat, escapes the Brooklyn apartment that she and Anna used to share. Anna turns her already unstable life upside down looking for the pet when Booger bites Anna, triggering a terrifying metamorphoses. Eerie and strange, BOOGER toes the line between cringe-comedy and tragedy, so the filmmakers say.<br \/>\n<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>News Media Salivatingly for Booger*<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #800000;\">Equally as funny as it is horrific\u201d<\/span><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong><span style=\"color: #800000;\">&#8211; Spencer Perry, ComicBook.com<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #800000;\">\u201cThere are endless films and stories about grief, but none of them are like this one\u201d<\/span><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong><span style=\"color: #800000;\">&#8211; Josh Hurtado, ScreenAnarchy<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #800000;\">\u201cThink \u201cgirl dinner\u201d if it was served by a Cronenberg or, better yet, Gregg Araki\u201d<\/span><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong><span style=\"color: #800000;\">&#8211; Emily Gagne, Dread Central<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #800000;\">\u201cStands out because of its sheer creativity as well as Glowicki\u2019s terrific commitment to the role\u201d<\/span><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong><span style=\"color: #800000;\">&#8211; Ricardo Gallegos, ButWhyTho?<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #800000;\">&#8220;Showcases Dauterman\u2019s budding senses as a filmmaker&#8230; The body horror of Booger invites us into its grimy world\u201d<\/span><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong><span style=\"color: #800000;\">&#8211; RogerEbert.com, Nick Allen<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #800000;\">\u201cA fascinating way to visualize grief, and when paired with the larger-than-life body horror, it makes for a very compelling film&#8230; a must-watch for horror connoisseurs who prefer horror films that make them think\u201d<\/span><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong><span style=\"color: #800000;\">w- Maggie Lovitt, Collider<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3><strong>*Reminder: <em>the WORD<\/em> review is embargoed until September 9, Monday. but not the advance(s). Film opens in select theaters &amp; arrives on VOD Friday, September 13, 2024.<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_7155\" style=\"width: 160px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone nonalign\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7155\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-7155\" src=\"https:\/\/hunterword.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/gwm-700x700-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hunterword.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/gwm-700x700-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/hunterword.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/gwm-700x700-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/hunterword.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/gwm-700x700-560x560.jpg 560w, https:\/\/hunterword.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/gwm-700x700-260x260.jpg 260w, https:\/\/hunterword.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/gwm-700x700-160x160.jpg 160w, https:\/\/hunterword.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/gwm-700x700.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-7155\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Publisher, Editor Gregg W. Morris<\/p><\/div>\n<p><em>Can be reached at gregghc@comcast.net, profgreggwmorris@gmail.com<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Anna&#8217;s best friend Izzy unexpectedly dies in a bike accident, and Anna struggles with survivor&#8217;s angst. Yet, as she struggles to process the fatal lost of a best friend,\u00a0 Booger, Izzy\u2019s cat, escapes the Brooklyn apartment that she and Anna used to share. Anna turns her already unstable life topsy-turvey looking for the pet when Booger bites her, triggering a terrifying metamorphoses. Eerie and strange, BOOGER toes the line between cringe-comedy and tragedy, so the filmmakers say. \u2013 By Gregg W. 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