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  • 2014
  • Factory 25
  • 1 h 13 m
  • 2014
  • Factory 25
  • 1 h 13 m

Summary Jaded by what sells at prominent art galleries, Nate (Keith Poulson) embarks on a quest for a more authentic brand of contemporary art. When a coked-up YouTube search leads to a music video from Delawarean Goth rappers Young Torture Killers, an Insane Clown Posse knock-off, Nate knows he’s found his subjects. He soon drags his friend-wit...

Directed By: Michael M. Bilandic

Written By: Michael M. Bilandic

  • 2014
  • Factory 25
  • 1 h 13 m
  • 2014
  • Factory 25
  • 1 h 13 m

Hellaware

Metascore Generally Favorable Based on 9 Critic Reviews
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Summary Jaded by what sells at prominent art galleries, Nate (Keith Poulson) embarks on a quest for a more authentic brand of contemporary art. When a coked-up YouTube search leads to a music video from Delawarean Goth rappers Young Torture Killers, an Insane Clown Posse knock-off, Nate knows he’s found his subjects. He soon drags his friend-wit...

Directed By: Michael M. Bilandic

Written By: Michael M. Bilandic

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Generally Favorable Based on 9 Critic Reviews
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Generally Favorable Based on 9 Critic Reviews
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88
Sep 22, 2014
Michael M. Bilandic deftly captures the arrogance and despair of New York artists in their efforts to succeed in a decadent world that forces them to produce inherently epigonic work.
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75
Oct 30, 2014
Hellaware doesn’t really have anything new to say about its art world subject... But Bilandic does perfectly capture the laid-back style of the twentysomethings (the lead actors all do fine work) and manages to present a fresh story of callow youth caught up in their own American odyssey.
By Mary Houlihan FULL REVIEW
75
Sep 25, 2014
Even with a runtime just barely over an hour, the shock comedy of Hellaware grows a bit numbing after a while.
By Benjamin Mercer FULL REVIEW
75
Sep 22, 2014
It is a rather sly affair, slipping in some genuine food for thought amongst its snickering.
By Jordan Hoffman FULL REVIEW
70
Sep 25, 2014
The cinematic equivalent of a modestly amusing shaggy-dog story that meanders toward a clever punchline.
By Joe Leydon FULL REVIEW
60
Sep 23, 2014
Hellaware is short enough that its doggedness never gets tedious, but the film’s near-total absence of curveballs exposes either a limited imagination, or a lack of time and money to flesh out the premise.
By Noel Murray FULL REVIEW
50
Sep 24, 2014
A broad and occasionally disjointed indictment of the New York art scene and horrorcore rap that leaves no broad side of a barn untargeted.
By Pete Vonder Haar FULL REVIEW

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Production Company Mister Z Productions
Release Date Sep 26, 2014
Duration 1 h 13 m
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Website http://www.factorytwentyfive.com/hellaware/
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