Movie Probe: Eye of the Beholder: The Art of Dungeons and Dragons

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Eye of the Beholder: The Art of Dungeons and Dragons

When this movie is released on May 14, you’re going to need to see it. I wanted to put that out front.

Eye of the Beholder is a lovingly crafted documentary about the artwork of Dungeons and Dragons, and it’s a neat look into the artists who created those cool things, including interviews with dozens of D&D creators, including Larry Elmore, Clyde Caldwell, Brom, Tony DiTerlizzi, Margaret Weiss, and bunches more.

The movie is a major nostalgia trip for me, as it appeared to be for some of the interviewees. My first thought was how I could crack open some of the books, and the dragons and paladins and chain mail would inspire game and story ideas.

I have to offer up major points for including the infamous Beholder in the title of the movie. Everybody who’s opened a D&D book or rolled weirdly-shaped dice knows the super-weird creature that never existed in mythology until it appeared in a D&D module.

If you’ve ever had your favorite barbarian character killed by one, raise your hand. Just me?

The movie also digs into the genre of fantasy artwork, and the influences that D&D artists have on everything since then.

Eye of the Beholder a tribute to incredible talents and at the same time, a syrupy love story about role-playing games.

Follow the movie on the socials at https://www.facebook.com/eyeofthebeholdermovie/ and http://www.twitter.com/eye_movie.

Check out the trailer right here:

 

Bonus Movie Probe! Useless Humans



This movie is a silly comedy about a dude who turns 30, his idiot friends, and an alien invasion. The idea is funny and the trailer has some laugh-worthy lines, which is all you want from a trailer.

This movie is still in the funding and kickstarting and indie-gogoing phase, so check out the trailer and send them a few million of your spare bucks.

 

Movie Probe: Prodigy (2018)

Movie Probe eliminates troublesome freedom of choice from your movie watching experience. Prodigy is good. Watch it now. See? Totally easy. 

Prodigy (2018) 

Watch this movie with a friend, preferably one who is not easily terrified.

Prodigy is a thriller starring an analyst talking to a creepy kid. Well, that’s how it starts.

It’s the kind of story that might have been at home in 20-something minutes on The Twilight Zone. But here, it plays out slowly over the course of a feature-length span. It’s not padded; it’s deliberately drawn out, exploring all the angles of the Creepy Kid-style story.


However, unlike the usual method in those movies  — showing zany examples of how crazy the kid is– it delves into the psychology of it all.

It’s deep human drama laced with horror and sci-fi that I was not at all expecting.


Savannah Liles, who plays the kid, is a superstar. She is terrifying. I mean that as a compliment.

The film is essentially a two-person discussion. It could be a stage play. The analyst and the kid put on a master-class performance that evolves and unravels .

 In other words, see this now. Do it. Have you seen it yet?

Prodigy will be available on iTunes March 13.