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February 10, 2026
Jimmy and Stiggs Review
Joe Begos’s gross-out aims for sensory assault but delivers only visual noise, numbing gore and a weary joke stretched far beyond endurance
TL;DR
- The film uses abundant gore and shaky-cam first-person footage in an attempt to provoke nausea.
- The "blood" is described as bright orange and belongs to fake-looking alien creatures, making the effect boring and headache-inducing.
- The movie was made over several years in a single apartment by writer-director-producer-star Joe Begos.
- The plot involves aliens invading and Jimmy fighting back, aided by his friend Stiggs, with alcohol proving to be an effective weapon against the aliens.
- There is speculation that the film's portrayal of sobriety and alcohol might be a metaphorical revenge for a bad experience with AA or rehab.
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