All posts tagged "Dark Comedy"
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Cate Marquis | October 4, 2024
A DIFFERENT MAN – Review
Sebastian Stan plays Edward, an aspiring actor with a medical condition that causes facial disfigurement, whose life is...
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Cate Marquis | December 22, 2023
POOR THINGS – Review
Smart, clever and inventive, POOR THINGS is described by the filmmakers as “the fantastical evolution of Bella Baxter...
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Cate Marquis | December 1, 2023
DREAM SCENARIO – Review
DREAM SCENARIO is more of a nightmare for Nicholas Cage’s character, in this darkest of comedies from Norwegian...
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Mark Glass | November 3, 2023
HELEN’S DEAD – Review
If you’re in the mood for a gory little dark comedy, HELEN’S DEAD might allay your craving. The...
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Mark Glass | June 16, 2023
MAGGIE MOORE(S) – Review
Fans of quirky, darkly comedic murder mysteries should find MAGGIE MOORE(S) to be a worthy descendant of films...
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Cate Marquis | November 4, 2022
THE BANSHEES OF INISHERIN – Review
The brilliant THE BANSHEES OF INISHERIN reunites IN BRUGES co-stars Colin Farrell and Brendan Gleeson with Martin McDonagh...
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Mark Glass | October 14, 2022
THE LONELIEST BOY IN THE WORLD – Review
If you want to get in on the ground floor of a future cult favorite, the little horror...
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Mark Glass | September 27, 2022
TEN TRICKS – Review
The darkly-comic movie TEN TRICKS is a real head-scratcher for several reasons. The title refers to two kinds...
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Jim Batts | July 28, 2022
VENGEANCE (2022) – Review
As Summer begins its transformation into Fall, the studios are still offering virtual getaways at the local multiplex....
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Jim Batts | September 9, 2021
SMALL ENGINE REPAIR (2021) – Review
Although the sun’s squeezing the last drop of sweat from the Summer season, this week’s new release reminds...
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Cate Marquis | August 27, 2021
TOGETHER – Review
Pandemic lock-down was such a universal experience that it was inevitable there would be a film about it....
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Cate Marquis | May 28, 2021
CRUELLA – Review
Dueling Emmas face off in a battle of fashionistas behaving badly, in CRUELLA, in which Emma Thompson’s Anna...
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Cate Marquis | January 8, 2021
PROMISING YOUNG WOMAN – Review
Carey Mulligan gives a fearless, powerhouse performance as a once-promising young woman who now spends her nights prowling...
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Cate Marquis | March 2, 2018
THE PARTY – Review
In Sally Potter’s THE PARTY, what starts out as a quiet little celebration rapidly transforms into a series...
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Travis Keune | June 3, 2014
BORGMAN – The Review
Most of us think we have a solid grasp on the definition of good and evil. This is...
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Travis Keune | January 20, 2014
BESTIES – The Review
I must confess. My guilty television viewing habits of the past have frequently included THE MENTALIST, a formulaic...
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Jerry Cavallaro | May 4, 2012
Tribeca 2012 Review: JACKPOT
Oscar Svendsen (Kyrre Hellum) wakes up in a seedy strip club, underneath the body of a dead oversized...
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Jerry Cavallaro | May 3, 2012
Tribeca 2012 Review: EDDIE – THE SLEEPWALKING CANNIBAL
EDDIE – THE SLEEPWALKING CANNIBAL is a fun little dark comedy that will surely find a nice audience...