EXCISION

With the long feature version of his controversial short from 2008, Richard Bates has worked hard on expanding the topics he explored in it. Excision, dark, mesmerizing and cynical, benefits from a strong screenplay full of catchy lines and a cast you won’t believe : John Waters as a priest, Traci Lords, ex porn icon, as the bigot mother and, of course, Anna Lynne McCord as the schizophrenic monster ! We definitely need to talk about Pauline…