‘AGGRO DR1FT’: First Trailer For Harmony Korine’s Psychedelic, Experimental Film Finally Emerges - Trailer
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From Ryan Cordaro
I fully understand if Harmony Korine isn’t your favorite filmmaker, and I honestly think Harmony Korine thinks that too. Out of the few films I’ve seen of his, Spring Breakers and The Beach Bum, I was really into what those movies were and I’m still curious to see his more well-regarded movies like Gummo and Julien Donkey-Boy. What Korine’s done more recently, though, is start up EDGLRD, a massive venture that encompasses video games, technology akin to virtual reality, fashion, and in this instance, film.
AGGRO DR1FT is the first major project from Korine since The Beach Bum in 2019, and as I mentioned earlier, this had a massive run at the Venice Film Festival, the Toronto Film Festival, and the New York Film Festival. The entire project (Korine himself isn’t calling it a ‘film,’ but I’m calling it a film just for this.) is filmed with thermal imagery, with burning colors When it comes to the plot of the movie, here it is in the loosest sense: AGGRO DR1FT is set in the sleazy domain of Miami’s underbelly, where we follow a master assassin hunting down a demonic crime lord. As he sinks deeper and deeper into his relentless pursuit, the line between predator and prey blurs.
AGGRO DR1FT’s small cast is led by Jordi Mollà (Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan, Riddick) and rapper Travis Scott (Look Mom, I Can Fly). This isn’t the first time Korine and Scott have worked together, as Korine has a huge part in directing Scott’s experimental film Circus Maximus, released earlier this year. Portions of that film were directed by Korine, Gaspar Noé, Valdimar Jóhannson, Nicolas Winding Refn, and Scott himself, which all tied together to his latest album, UTOPIA. It’s free on YouTube and it’s genuinely a fascinating watch.
There’s no planned theater run for AGGRO DR1FT right now, but if you’re in the Los Angeles area, tickets for two screenings on February 7 and February 8 are available now. They’re going pretty quickly, so given Korine’s cult following on top of the popularity of Travis Scott, I wouldn’t be surprised if they’re sold out by the time you’re reading this. Whether there’s a theatrical run or not, it’s expected to be available to the public in some form at some point this year.
