Short Film Review: “Michael Solace” Contemplates Selling Out and Selling His Soul
The film blends reality and the supernatural world together, leaving the viewer unsure of what’s real and what’s merely a figment of Michael’s agitated imagination.

“Darkskin Manson” is a 2015 mixtape and the second project made by JPEGMAFIA. The mixtape was released on Bandcamp alongside a DVD of the accompanying movie. The songs were recorded during the Communist Slow Jams sessions. The mixtape was later taken down and re-released as an EP with 7 tracks, before being deleted. This is the accompanying movie.
The film blends reality and the supernatural world together, leaving the viewer unsure of what’s real and what’s merely a figment of Michael’s agitated imagination.
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The fun tricks used in the production design and lighting read extremely well on-screen but hardly fulfill their purpose of trying to inject glamour into a lack-luster story with nothing to say.