![]() ![]() The Alchemist Cookbook is a slow burn if there ever was one-often focusing on Sean's mundane day-to-day activities like fishing, shoving handfuls of Doritos in his mouth, and chugging entire bottles of Gatorade. All the while his mind slowly rots away all alone in the depths of the wilderness surrounded by household experiments and occult literature. ![]() Additionally, Sean has a metal brace on his leg and a pile of bills laying around that suggest he's fallen on hard times and therefore is seeking alternate means for support. Sean is often seen taking pills, and is none too keen when his only link to the world he left behind, Cortez (Amari Cheatom), seemingly forgets to bring his pills on a routine trip to restock the trailer with supplies. A lot of the details are.well, in the details on screen. Portykus' film isn't interested in holding the audience's hand when it comes to deciphering any of the above premise. The youngster's mind seems to be fracturing as he's gone on his sabbatical in hopes of gaining wealth from mystical and evil forces. So it seems anyway per Joel Potrykus' latest, The Alchemist Cookbook, which stars Ty Hickson as Sean, the aforementioned loner who has taken residence in a trailer in the woods conducting various DIY experiments. ![]() Take note, Gatorade and Doritos-essentials on the grocery list of a loner who intends to conjure the devil in the middle of the woods.
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