The Art of Acid (Video 2018)

The Art of Acid: Directed by Ed Nachtrieb. Mark McCloud is the world’s leading collector Of LSD art. His ‘Institute of Illegal Images’ has over 30,000 framed hits of acid and traces the history of the drug’s cultural influence through the unique art form used in its distribution – blotter art. After enduring and defeating aggressive prosecutions by law enforcement seeking to put him behind bars for life, Mark now appears to be more of a visionary than an outlaw and his museum has become a place of pilgrimage for believers in LSD’s spiritual power.

“What really made this rather familiar story work for me was British comedian Ricky Gervais in the part of a grouchy NY dentist who starts seeing ghosts after he has a peculiar mishap during a routine colonoscopy. This is a lightweight comedy/drama/love story with elements that weu0026#39;ve seen plenty of times before, but as I said I thought Gervais made all the difference, and itu0026#39;s his picture entirely. Had the part been played by Adam Sandler, Jim Carey, or some other over-exposed celebrity, it wouldnu0026#39;t have been as effective. Greg Kinnear is really an afterthought here as a dead man who keeps appealing to Gervais to help break up the inevitable wedding of his widow (Tea Leoni). *** out of ****”