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
