Monday, June 19, 6:00 pm, New Parkway (Oakland) + streaming encore
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| Egghead & Twinkie |
Egghead (Louis Tomeo, pictured left) and Twinkie (Sabrina Jie-A-Fa, right) have been best friends since Egghead moved in across the street in elementary school. They are now in the summer between high school and college, working a dull summer job. Egghead has been trying to figure out how to ask his best friend out on a date; Twinkie has been trying to figure out her place in the world, an Asian adopted child of conservative white parents who do not react well when she blurts out that she is gay. Meanwhile, Twinkie has been messaging with an Instagram star called BD, who is a DJ in Dallas, a thousand miles from central Florida. BD is deejaying a big 18+ lesbian dance party, so Twinkie decides to go on a road trip. One problem, though: Twinkie doesn’t have a driver’s license, so she prevails upon Egghead to set aside his unrequited love (their first kiss didn’t go well) and drive her to Texas. They have various misadventures along the way, with some interstitial animations to narrate.
It’s a premise that has been the cornerstone of numerous road trip “buddy” movies, but with a lesbian twist and an update for the social media age. Unfortunately, the film lags in several segments, but my biggest complaint is that Twinkie falls most of the time into obnoxious, manipulative behavior, with Egghead her loyal puppy dog, staying with her no matter how much she mistreats him. There’s a little animated counter of the lies she has told him, and that’s only the beginning of the abuse. I found it very difficult to relate to or even sympathize with Twinkie. It’s a promising first feature, enjoyable, but I would have to say good, not great. Recommended.
• IMDb page • Official website • trailer • Facebook/Instagram/Tiktok/YouTube: @EggheadTwinkieFilm • Twitter: @Twinkie_Film •
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