The Hole Story

One of my favorite mumblecore movies is Alex Karpovsky's debut directorial effort The Hole Story. (And, no, it's not about the Courtney Love-fronted "grunge" group from the 1990s.) This mock-documentary finds our hero working on a movie about a hole that mysteriously forms…

mumblecorgi

“i don’t know if i was screaming at something. i feel more that i was screaming from something, maybe, if that makes sense.” him waiting for that hole to open up is me waiting for this “storm” we’re supposed to get (this review prob won’t age well)

fal<3

Alex karpovsky you can investigate my hole anytime

ellen grace

"maybe this is the last great american mystery." alex karpovsky is sort of like the matt johnson of america

jessie

take a shot every time alex says “okay” or “you know?”

slowtorture

the last american mystery

blake

karpovsky has a singular charm that finds its niche here, the mock-doc format home for his self-interrogative comedic angle (which has enough edge & charisma to work the vast majority of the time), and the fun premise an opportunity to lean into his personable humor &…

Anna Daniels

Its disastrous story about a deluded man attempting to make a TV show was made redundant by "Porkin' Across America" and it's dry, sardonic humor is outdone by "Fishing with John." It's sweet and winds up building to something decent, but there's also a lot of shoehorned…

Brad

Kind of like the Blair Witch Project but instead of a witch the villain is Manic Depression

callouscrane