‘Freaky Tales’ is a enjoyable feast for anybody who loves Oakland

Anybody who longs for the ‘80s will gobble up Anna Boden and East Bay-born Ryan Fleck’s “Freaky Tales,” a berserk quartet of VHS-like tales that celebrates Oakland’s raucous vitality and inventive spirit (which is so excessive the town registers within the Kendrick Lamar/Drake feud).

The duo behind “Half Nelson,” with Ryan Gosling, and a clutch of different low-key indies together with the big-budget “Captain Marvel” with Brie Larson wave their freak flag excessive over 1987 Oakland, the place some inexperienced matter sprung from a non secular follow juices up the residents. The outcome is likely one of the most pleasing, if insane, instances on the motion pictures this yr. And do see this one in a theater: It ought to be skilled with a crowd.

The wild tales (the title comes from a from a music by iconic East Bay rapper Too $hort) interlock with one another and take us on one rollercoaster experience after one other. The opener options two Oakland punk teenagers (Jack Champion and Ji-young Yoo) and a few of their rebellious pals kicking the bejesus out of neo-Nazis outdoors of the 924 Gilman Avenue membership. It then zips over to a rap showdown between besties Entice (Nomani) and Barbie (Dominique Thorne) — who work at an ice cream store the place they fend off sleazy advances from a corrupt cop (Ben Mendelsohn) and Too $hort (performed by East Bay rapper Symba).

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From there, it bounces over to shady debt collector Clint (Pedro Pascal) performing his ultimate job, which fits awry, and features a basic trade in a video retailer with a clerk (Tom Hanks), a shining second that’s kismet for film lovers. The finale finds Golden State Warriors star Sleepy Floyd (a well-cast Jay Ellis) discovering no relaxation after he makes a stunning discovery simply after a 51-point efficiency towards the Los Angeles Lakers.