Twocodependentbestfriendsbecomeaddictedtotheheroin-liketouchofanaliennarcissistwhomayormaynotbetryingtotakeovertheworld.
WriteranddirectorAddisonHeimann’ssecondfeaturefilmisprovocativelycomedic,inventive,andinsaneinthebestpossibleway.AnodetothedeliriouslystylisticlensofJapanesecinemainthe’60sand’70s,TouchMedaresto“gothere”withitsthemesofmentalhealth,desire,andHentai-infusedsexualabandon.OliviaTaylorDudleysinksintocharactertoportrayafracturedandwanderinghumanbeingindesperateneedofalife-affirmingtouch,whileLouTaylor-Pucci’stracksuit-cladalienpersonaisplayedtodelightfulperfection.JordanGavarisandMarleneForteroundoutanimpeccablecastoffar-outcharacterswhomanagetobeatonceacrimoniousyetrelatable.Theendresultisaweird,wild,andfrenziedfeverdreamwithsomuchtounpack.Whilewemaynotbeabletorelieveourselvesofself-doubt,deep-seatedchildhoodtrauma,anddebilitatinganxietywiththesimpletouchofanextraterrestrialbeing,maybelifeisn’tsobadafterall?
