8 Years Before 'The Toxic Avenger,' Its Director Made This Crime Comedy That Couldn’t Feel More Timely Today

After a long and troubling wait, The Toxic Avengeris finally among us. Initially premiering at the 2023 Fantastic Fest, the public will finally get a chance to see how Macon Blair reinvented a true cult icon. Blair has never made a film like this before, a kind of B-grade superhero vigilante action film, as this is only his second directed film, and his first was something much more grounded. That film was I Don't Feel At Home In This World Anymore, a Netflix film about the misadventures of two maladjusted loners who forge an unlikely alliance to help right a wrong. In the process, they'll have to stop a crime ring and learn the true value of being able to help your neighbor in a time of real crisis, a message we desperately need nowadays.