Name: I Never Left the White Room
Genre: Horror
Duration: 1 h 15 min
Rating: 6.3
Cast: Michael Todd Schneider, Eric Boring, Tom Colbert

The 2000 version of "I Never Left the White Room" (2007), then called "My Crepitusa" (la August Underground, 2003, where Schneider acted, co-directed and co-edited with inter alia Vogel), was Michael Todd Schneider's film school project and feature film debut. As such, the 2007 version demonstrates, as the name of the film implies, substantially increased editing prowess, which contributed greatly to the film's unique psychedelic arthouse blend of madness and artistic endeavour. I understand (and have unfortunately not yet had my hands on a copy), that MagGot's 2021 reboot demonstrates even higher cutting room skills. That said, there is little, bar for a seemingly underdeveloped script, which Schneider did not elevate to its highest potential on a truly limited budget. As always I stand in awe of writer, director, producers who takes up a major acting part. And when they do it this well, one might be tempted to infer a healthy degree of genius into the project. To quote, Schneider, the film essentially represents the "internalized journey of a man trapped inside...". I might add that said journey has some really decent gore (created by MagGot FX) which works brilliantly with the editing effects like slowing down, speeding up, texturing and over-saturation. The bridge scene does this especially well. The soundtrack, where Schneider again contributed (as Porcelain MagGot) is engaging, interesting and unsettling enough to work well into the total project. Acting in general was decent and Schneider himself did very well. As far as psychological gore goes, it truly hits the mark.

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