Fresh
Joins the ranks of movies like Hoop Dreams and Murderball as one of the great documentary dissections of how Americans play.
Grady Hendrix, Slate
Darkon
2006 · 1h 33m · Not Rated
Documentary, Fantasy
Directed by
Luke Meyer
,
Andrew Neel
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Darkon
Overview
Darkon is an award-winning feature-length documentary film that follows the real-life adventures of the Darkon Wargaming Club in Baltimore, Maryland, a group of fantasy live-action role-playing (LARP) gamers.
Director and cast
- Luke Meyer Director
- Andrew Neel Director
- Skip Lipman as Himself / Bannor
- Kenyon Wells as Himself / Keldar
- Daniel McArthur as Himself / Trivius
- Rebecca Thurmond as Herself / Nemesis
- James Iddings as Himself / Saruk
- Gary Black as Himself / Malkin
- Domenic Prince as Himself / Arfex
- Andrew Mattingly as Himself / Shapwin
- Frank Kanach as Himself / Otto
- Leah Kanach as Herself / Ilya
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
88%
Tomatometer
Fresh
Eloquent and occasionally touching, Darkon is haphazardly photographed but unfailingly generous toward subjects who exhibit an astonishing degree of self-awareness.
Jeannette Catsoulis, New York Times
Fresh
Neel and Meyer approach their subjects with open minds. Running around Baltimore in medieval armor isn't everyone's chalice of wine, they seem to be saying -- but who are we to judge?
V.A. Musetto, New York Post
Rotten
There should be plenty of material here. But all we see are average men and women looking for an escape from their boring jobs and disappointing home lives.
Jack Mathews, New York Daily News
Fresh
Empowered as they are, it's hard to take this motley crew seriously when they spit medieval maxims with soccer goals in the background, but the filmmakers approach their subjects with humanity.
Aaron Hillis, Village Voice
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