Onyx the Fortuitous and the Talisman of Souls

1/30/2023

FULL SPOILER-FREE REVIEW @ https://www.msbreviews.com/movie-reviews/onyx-the-fortuitous-review-sundance-2023 "ONYX THE FORTUITUOS AND THE TALISMAN OF SOULS surprised me! A viral internet character - who I was unaware of - in a feature-length film? I dunno. But the unique comedy, silly fantastical story & amusing makeup/costumes were right up my alley! More heart than I expected." Rating: B-

4/23/2023

**By: Louisa Moore / www.ScreenZealots.com** It’s been a long, long time since I have laughed as heartily at a film as I did when I watched “Onyx the Fortuitous and the Talisman of Souls,” an absolutely hysterical project from start to finish. Based on a viral internet character created by writer, director, and star Andrew Bowser and financed by a Kickstarter campaign, all signs point to something disastrous that should be a completely terrible stinker at best and thoroughly unwatchable at worst. But there’s magic afoot here, and this surreal, cartoonish, and goofy movie is destined to become a cult classic among midnight audiences. Satanist Marcus J. Trillbury, aka Onyx, (Bowser) works the grill at the town’s local fast food joint. He knows that he’s destined for something greater,