Kaboom -- Film Review

CANNES -- Strange is the new normal, one character says in Gregg Araki's "Kaboom," which is a case of a movie giving itself a little too much credit. This is mostly a sophomoric exercise in black comedy, supernatural excess and apocalyptic silliness mixed in with straight/gay/bi soft-core porn. All that's truly strange here though is that Araki gets so few jolts or laughs from this hodge-podge of genres. Looks like "Kaboom" will play to Araki's fans without significantly expanding his base.