[CFF 22 Review] ‘Bitch Ass’ plays by its own demented rules

Hear Us Scream
by R.C. Jara

In the opening of Bill Posley’s Bitch Ass, Tony Todd regales us with a monologue that promises a “hood horror story” in the vein of those that have come before. Or as he puts it: “a nightmarish tale in which the stakes are no less than your very lives!” Playing the omnipotent character of Titus Darq, Todd uses his signature baritone to capture the film’s devilish mood. Channeling hosts like Clarence Williams III and Vincent Price, his presence is as familiar as it is dangerous. Likewise, so is the rest of the film. Along with writing partner Jonathan Colomb, Posley crafts a slasher film whose titular killer (Tunde Laleye) patterns his murders after a series of board games, where each game tests its victim’s capacity for survival.

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