Film Review – Call Me Lucky

Throughout his directorial career, Bobcat Goldthwait has developed an interest in darkly comic material, sifting through the ruins of humanity to find uncomfortable laughs and unexpected truths. Switching to non-fiction filmmaking for “Call Me Lucky,” Goldthwait constructs a valentine to his hero, political satirist Barry Crimmins. For the extent of his professional life, Crimmins has been inspired by political neglect and deception, all the while harboring a secret that’s fueled his commitment to activism. “Call Me Lucky” is sweet, bracing, sad, and infuriating, with Goldthwait managing a documentary that grasps the basics of biographical storytelling but ultimately transforms into a call to arms, taking the Crimmins path to understand the details of participation in America’s cultural and political direction. Read the rest at Blu-ray.com