Film Review – King Knight

Writer/director Richard Bates, Jr. enjoys the creation of idiosyncrasy. He’s been creatively successful with the stuff in recent years, previously helming “Tone-Deaf” and “Trash Fire,” getting something going with dryly executed weirdness that occasionally lands some huge laughs. He’s back to business with “King Knight,” which explores the bursting insecurity of a witch whose entire history of personal success as an adolescent is exposed to his coven, leaving him in a position of exposure he can’t immediately process. Bates, Jr. brings a healthy sense of humor to the endeavor, which is small in scale but steady with silliness, making for an enjoyable sit. It’s not the most ambitious feature, but the production achieves some good-natured hilarity with its limited budget, remaining strangely kind and cheery with this tale of wizardry and shame. Read the rest at Blu-ray.com