Pharaoh's Hex in Neo Cairo
- Tagline
- The past is not buried; it's just rebooted.
- Description
- In the glow of neon-laden cyber streets, an unlikely group – orphaned gamer Kai, plucky astronaut Zara, and alchemist cosplayer Cleo – find themselves entangled in an ancient conflict resurrected in the heart of Neo Cairo. When an unearthed relic from Kai's ancestor, a meddlesome Pharaoh, boots up a curse that threatens to erase their future, they must hack into history to save their cyberpunk world. With puns sharper than a sphinx's claws and more twists than a mummy's bandages, 'Pharaoh's Hex in Neo Cairo' will reboot your sense of adventure. Directed by the whimsical Dario Argentoad and starring Karl Curryban, Marinara Monroe, and Cheese Witherscone, this specter-spectacle is a laugh-loaded journey through time, space, and the internet underworld.
- MpaaRating
- PG
- PopularityScore
- 6.50
- ReleaseDate
- 02/16/2023
- Genre
- Horror
- Director(s)
- Cast
Critic Reviews
7.50
Buckle up your digital camels, fellow cinephiles, for 'Pharaoh's Hex in Neo Cairo' is a ride through the cyber-sands you didn't know you needed. Seeming as if King Tut himself commissioned a script from the depths of a VR pyramid, this film delivers a delightful hieroglyphic headache of hilarity and hocus-pocus in the most whimsically wired way. Dario Argentoad enchants us with visuals that pop more than a sarcophagus in a microwave, while the trio of Curryban, Monroe, and Witherscone prove that chemistry isn't just for the alchemists. Kai's gamer reflexes, Zara's spacewalk swagger, and Cleo's cosplay magic weave together a tapestry of puns and paradox that is as charming as it is chuckle-worthy. While some sequences scurry like a scarab under scrutiny, most sprint like an Anubis after an espresso shot, giving us a madcap race against time that's as ancient as it is ASCII. PG rating aside, this film is like the internet's cache of cat videos - it's certain to bring joy to all ages, provided they're fluent in sarcasm and GIFs. 'Pharaoh's Hex in Neo Cairo’ is a digitized daydream that decrypts Egypt's enigmas with a side of synthetic side-splitting signals. Definitely a glitch in the movie matrix worth experiencing!