by Anton Bitel Richard Bates Jr.’s King Knight begins with an animated picture book, and a “once upon a time”-style narration, as though we are about to watch a Disney fairytale – although the book’s final image is a map of contemporary California, as the narrator declares “sometimes the most beautiful flowers grow up in the biggest piles of shit.” Certainly there is a lot … Continue reading King Knight – Fantasia 2021 Review