‘Smiley Face Killers’
Not to be confused with the Anna Faris stoner comedy Smiley Face, Smiley Face Killers is a serial killer thriller from the twisted minds of writer Bret Easton Ellis (American Psycho) and director Tim Hunter (River’s Edge). If you’re at all familiar with the ouevre of B.E.E., you know what you’re in for here: hot-bodied twentysomethings experimenting with mind-altering chemicals, moments of stomach-churning violence, and a general air of homoerotic longing. Based loosely on a “true story” — we’re using scare quotes here because this is probably closer to an “urban legend” than a legitimate “true story” — this film is laced with tense moments and a twist ending that fans of American Psycho will appreciate.