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TIFF 2009 Day 8: Harmony Korine’s Trash Humpers

I’m unlikely to forget any of the films in Harmony Korine’s filmography. This happens to be the case for Trash Humpers.

Published on September 21, 2009

I’m unlikely to forget any of the films in Harmony Korine’s filmography. This happens to be the case for Trash Humpers. It was perhaps the taxing film festival experience (little sleep and many movies) that was a factor for my immense dislike for Korine’s obscure, filmed on VHS offering, but I like to think hat I came into the film with a clean slate sort of speak, Like his previous film Mister Lonely, this wore me down, tested my tolerance level beyond what the worst in mainstream crap normally does. I’m looking forward in seeing how many critics champion this irritating 80 minutes of “trash” cinema. Full review coming soon.

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Eric Lavallée is the founder, CEO, editor-in-chief, film journalist and critic at IONCINEMA.com (founded in 2000). Eric is a regular at Sundance, Cannes and TIFF. He has a BFA in Film Studies at the Mel Hoppenheim School of Cinema. In 2013 he served as a Narrative Competition Jury Member at the SXSW Film Festival. He was an associate producer on Mark Jackson's This Teacher (2018 LA Film Festival, 2018 BFI London). In 2022 he served as a New Flesh Comp for Best First Feature at the 2022 Fantasia Intl. Film Festival. Current top films for 2022 include Tár (Todd Field), All That Breathes (Shaunak Sen), Aftersun (Charlotte Wells).