Blu-ray Review – Kill the Moonlight

Writer/director Steve Hanft is arguably best known as the director of the “Loser” music video, helping to bring the musical stylings of Beck to the masses. The clip managed to dominate MTV and win Hanft some awards, highlighting his decidedly low-wattage style and love of inscrutable imagery. Before such media attention was found, Hanft was just another young filmmaker with a dream, working with ambition to create a feature-length display of his media interests. 1994’s “Kill the Moonlight” is the fruit of such passion, offering viewers a chance to experience slacker cinema the way it was, delivering a tale of desperation concerning a young man who needs money to race cars, but holds few financial options to generate needed cash. Hanft doesn’t have much here beyond California locations and a few actors, going the no-budget route with an aimless tale of desperation. There’s very era-specific moviemaking on display, but expectations for a more flavorful dramatic experience should be readjusted, as the helmer has little to work with, and he’s determined to keep it that way. Read the rest at Blu-ray.com