This week two excellent IFC Films are being released on DVD; Barry Jenkin’s debut feature MEDICINE FOR MELANCHOLY, a bright, romantic story of race, taste, and San Francisco, and FEAR(s) OF THE DARK, a collection of animated horror shorts from graphic artists Charles Burns, Blutch, Richard McGuire, Pierre Disciullo, Lorenzo Mattotti, and Maire Caillou.



Roger Ebert appreciates the modest charm of MEDICINE: “”Medicine for Melancholy” is a first, but very assured, feature by Barry Jenkins, who has the confidence to know the precise note he wants to strike. This isn’t a Statement film or a bold experiment in style; it’s more like a New Yorker story that leaves you thinking, yes, I see how they feel.”



A.O. Scott of the NY Times: “There are no simple answers or obvious conclusions to be gleaned from this movie, which, like its soundtrack, is both sad and vibrant, meandering and formally sure-footed. It is an exciting debut, and a film that, without exaggeration or false modesty, finds interest and feeling in the world just as it is.”



The critics also agree that FEAR(S) is unmissable for fans of horror and animation: “”Rusty alleyways and vaporous ghosts painted by the masters of dread. Razor-sharp images that will slice your eye and nest there forever. Thrilling, disturbing and haunting. Bring the kids!!,” says director Guillermo del Toro (PAN’S LABYRINTH), and Jeanette Catsoulis of the NY Times agrees enthusiasm is warrented: “Never less than MESMERIZING…Exhibiting an astonishing range of styles…”an eerie delight… astonishing… ravishingly beautiful.”



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