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‘Vulcanizadora’ Review: A Bleak DIY Buddy Comedy About a Morbid Pact
Joel Potrykus directs and stars in 'Vulcanizadora,' a surprisingly spiritual genre oddity about men in arrested development.
The answers, though initially hidden, are teased through shots of Derek’s adolescent antics, which are framed to capture Martin’s despondent expression and posture somewhere in the background, even if he’s out of focus (Burge, a Potrykus regular, is supremely dialed-in to both the material and methodology). Contrary to studio comedies, the energy Potrykus and cinematographer Adam J. Minnick bring to “Vulcanizadora” is practically meditative (with a few exceptions, like eccentrically edited roughhousing set to heavy metal). By the time its end credits roll, “Vulcanizadora” proves surprisingly moving in its depiction of mid-life crises and of two men who feel so betrayed by the world (and by their own actions) that they see no escape from their malaise.
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