Alex Prager is a celebrated artist and creator of short films. She’s invested in imagery, looking to grab viewers through powerful compositions and artful additions, and Prager accepts a feature-length challenge in “DreamQuil,” joining co-writer Vanessa Prager for this study of reality as humanity faces the lure of an AI-filled tomorrow. It’s an enticing exploration of purpose handed a stylish and semi-satirical approach by the helmer, who’s attempting to build worlds of temptation and domestic complication on a small budget. It’s debatable if “DreamQuil” manages to land its big ideas on identity, but Prager certainly makes an interesting looking picture, and the story’s early turns carry some dramatic power, bringing the audience into a mystery of behavior and a quest for a solution that’s open for a more aggressive examination. Read the rest at Blu-ray.com
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