The Fold, A Candid Hypnotic Review

Spoiler Alert --- Spoiler Alert

(Content alert. The Fold is heavily R rated. There is partial nudity, and extreme adult and sexual language, and very heavy adult sexual scenes not appropriate for minors. It's raunchy, but not pornographic. This review is PG.)

The Fold is a funny, yet sadistic science fiction web series centered around time travel. It's not your run of the mill, classic science fiction story about time travel. This is time travel invented by amateurs, it's laced with paradoxes. All those things we've learned about in science class, and by watching many other time travel shows goes out the window here.

The real crux of The Fold is that our characters are using the device for sexual gain, and to take retribution on others. Hence the paradoxes.

Premise: An elder scientist (Avery Ferguson) and his son (Cody) invent a device to to travel through time. But the father has a more serious intent of going back in time to key events such as the signing of the U.S. Constitution with intent to influence the founding fathers about the extremes of freedom of speech. Hence preventing such, quote,  perversions from happening, such as "Girls Gone Wild". He says he's not going to let time travel go the same route as the Internet. Let's just say he hasn't seen any action between the sheet, that is, with a woman in a very long time. Unfortunately for him all the other people interested in this have more "primal" plans, especially Cody, who is the actual inventor.

There's Stephanie (played by Ampora McLean) who is fired for something she hasn't even done yet. There's Jef's wife, Cyndi (played by Karen Grenke), who gets it on with Stephanie, Jef, and a few other women in a hot tub, 75 years in the future (2082). Somehow a video of that hot tub scene is found on the Internet in 2007, which causes Stephanie to get fired by Avery Ferguson. Did I mention Jef? He's married to Cyndi, and he in the hot tub business.

What is THE FOLD?

There's something sinister and supernatural about Jef's sexual "abilities". I think it's the hot tub? There's a hint of a dark power drawing attention to the hot tub. When people are in or around it, they become sexual deviants.. For example, two different females, who were spying on the same hot tub action with Jef and several women, began to masturbate uncontrollably. Even to the point their hands cramp up, their bodies keep going. 

Whatever "The Fold" is, it's not readily apparent. I think the mystery is what will draw viewers in. (Think LOST).

THE FOLD

PRELIMINARY CREDITS

Directed, shot, and edited by Matt Lambert

Written by Polly Frost, Matt Lambert and Ray Sawhill

Produced by Matt Lambert, Polly Frost, and Ray Sawhill

CAST includes:

Julie Atlas Muz as Jeanne D' Arc

Jake Thomas as Jef Garaway

Ampora McLean as Stephanie Blommaert

Karen Grenke as Cindy Garaway

Angela Lovell as Rachel Campaniello

Josh Matthews as Cody Ferguson

Jeremy Lawrence as Avery Ferguson

Stephanie Sellars as Agent Kim Ziegler

Francesco Paladino as Brent

ABOUT THE FILMMAKERS

MATT LAMBERT has created numerous short films and music videos with his production company Mallard Media (mallardmedia.biz). He graduated from NYU, where he won several awards for his film "Lutkoski Fishsticks." Matt currently has several feature scripts in development, including an adaptation of Polly Frost's story, "The Pleasure Invaders," and is co-producing a special segment for an upcoming National Lampoon film.

POLLY FROST is the author of the sci-fi / horror story collection, "Deep Inside," published in 2007 by Tor. Praise for "Deep Inside" has come from Sci Fi Dimensions, SF Signal, The Austin Chronicle, and from the legendary porn star Ron Jeremy. Frost co­wrote and produced the original audio series, "Sex Scenes" with her husband, Ray Sawhill. "Sex Scenes" will go on sale September 1 st.

RAY SAWHILL worked as an arts reporter for Newsweek, and published freelance arts journalism in numerous newspapers and magazines. (Read some of it at raysawhill.com.) In recent years he has been co-writing satirical, raunchy fiction with his wife, Polly Frost.

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