Known for her dark and macabre artwork, painter Dezzy Donahue (Dora Madison) is in a professional rut. Unable to finish her newest commissioned work, Dezzy looks to reignite her creative juices by letting loose-as in, taking every drug in sight and tearing through raucous house parties and heavy metal bars. After a few nights spent with her debauchery-loving friends Courtney (Tru Collins) and Ronnie (Rhys Wakefield), though, Dezzy notices changes within herself. On the positive side, she’s finally painting again, but she’s also developing a strange desire for blood. As someone who has never been able to control her vices in the first place, Dezzy is quickly and violently consumed by this bloodlust.
It’s the work of directors like Joe Begos that brought me back to the genre (after years of theatrical torture porn and paranormal films). He gets it. The way he brings in influences, yet still makes films that are very much his own beast. In the case of Bliss, we’re treated to the gritty, film grain, grind house elements of 70’s cinema. What I love even more is that while still being himself, he continues to grow as a filmmaker and adapt. If you can’t tell, I’m very excited for this film, and You should be too. This is the vampire film we’ve been waiting for.
Bonus points for a Jeremy Gardner.
Bliss will be available in Theaters and VOD September 27, 2019.
