现在的我能明白，只要有想见的人，就不再是孤单一人。——《夏目友人帐》 It’sbeen21yearssinceScooterMcCrae(SHATTERDEAD)releasedanewfeaturefilm,andhe’slostnoneofhistransgressivebite.Divingstraightintoabrutal,strange,andupsettingscenebetweenamanandawoman,BLACKEYEDSUSANchallengestheaudiencewithinthefirstfewmoments.It’snotlong,though,thatthecurtainispulledbacklikesometwistedWizardoftheOzstory,andwefindoutthingsaren’tquiteastheyseem.First,Susan(YvonneEmilieThälker)isn’tapersonbutratheraBDSMsexdollprogrammedtoreceiveand“enjoy”thepunishmentofhersadisticpartners.She’sthehardwareofacutting-edgetechstartupaimingtopushherartificialintelligencetonewheights.ThecompanythatmanufacturesherhiresthedesperateDerek(DamianMaffei)totestthelimitsofhertechnologyandhisdesiresinalow-fisci-fihorrorthatdelvesintothedarkpoolofloveandperversioninournewtechage.-Fantasia,JustineSmith