In a movie filled with wrongness, watching him power through a bag of Doritos is somehow the uneasiest. His efforts, while rarely pleasant to watch, give this bizarre little squiffle of a film some real fascinating impact. Suffering from delusions of fortune, a young hermit hides out in the forest hoping to crack an ancient mystery, but pays a price for his mania. Here, he appears to be taking his cues from somewhere in another dimension, sporting tics and obsessive patterns that don’t land anywhere on the standard Hollywood chart of afflictions. The Alchemist Cookbook Trailer (2016) Trailer for The Alchemist Cookbook. The Alchemist Cookbook’s biggest weapon, however, proves to be Hickson, a talented actor who was downright terrific in the SIFF fave Gimmie the Loot. With an effects budget likely ranking in the single digits, Potrykus’s film beats the recent Blair Witch revamp in making the woods a place where a Terrible Thing could be lurking behind every twig, especially-and most impressively-during the daylight. The fact that it’s often genuinely scary helps, too. Any attempt at a plot description, though, neglects the small, absorbingly bizarre bits scattered through virtually every scene. The camera keeps uncomfortably close to the main character as he works on his slowly disclosed plan, while barely tolerating the occasional visits from a semi-concerned family member (the hilarious Amari Cheatom). From the mind of acclaimed American filmmaker Joel Potrykus (BUZZARD, APE), THE ALCHEMIST COOKBOOK is an Official Selection of the 2016 South by Southwest Film Festival. The Alchemist Cookbook (2016) DVDRip x264 MOVIES, DVD-Rip Add comments Suffering from delusions of fortune, a young hermit hides out in the forest hoping to crack an ancient mystery, but pays a price for his mania. Support local, independent media with a one-time or recurring contribution. More than ever, we depend on your support to help fund our coverage.

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