(Not that there’s anything wrong with his blood-bucket action grungefests; love you forever,Mandy!)
Right about now is when the average trailer watcher assumed this wasJohn Wickwith, well, a pig.
The search leads Rob and Amir deep into the semi-seedy underbelly of Portland cuisine.

Nicolas Cage in ‘Pig’.David Reamer/Neon
Even in these funky post-Parasitedays, Oscar voters don’t seem to bother much with downmarket genre experiments.
AndPig’s droll approach feels purposefully low-key.
and is already an object of cult adoration, so any awards love was probably a long shot.
WithPig, the director proves his deft hand with unconventional material.
you might check it all out atThe Awardist.