20 INSANE Recent Movies You Probably Missed
16. Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie
One of the most blisteringly original films of the year or really any year, Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie is a hilariously deranged follow-up to Matt Johnson and Jay McCarrol's cult series Nirvanna the Band the Show.
But even if you've never heard of the original show, this feature-length sequel stands ably on its own two feet, as the titular band members (Johnson and McCarrol) accidentally travel back in time while trying to get a gig at the historic Toronto venue The Rivoli.
This is absolutely a movie best seen with as little prior knowledge as possible, because it's one of the most relentlessly creative and gut-bustingly funny time travel movies of all time.
Despite being produced for a mere $2 million, Johnson and McCarrol pull out every sneaky filmmaking trick in the book to realise their epic, big-scale vision, in turn blurring the lines between what was meticulously planned and what was a happy accident.
Though Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie has been received extremely well within its core fandom, it absolutely deserves to blow up far outside its niche.