Posts tagged Black comedy
Bad Monkey: Vince Vaughn Revisits Vince Vaughn in Adaptation of Carl Hiaasen’s Comic Novel
ReviewJim SlotekMichelle Monaghan, Alex Moffat, Natalie Martinez, Eve Stripling, Ronald Peet, Rob Delaney, David St. Louis, Jodie Turner-Smith, Adaptation, Apple TV+, Bad Monkey, Vince Vaughn, Bill Lawrence, Carl Hiaasen, Black comedy, Miami Beach, Detective series
Wicked Little Letters: Sharp Period Piece Carries Timeless Feminist Message
ReviewJim SlotekWicked Little Letters, Thea Sharrock, Jessie Buckley, Olivia Colman, Timothy Spall, TIFF 23, Period piece, British film, Drama, Black comedy, Feminist feature, Gemma Jones, Anjana Vasan
Drive-Away Dolls: Coen Brother Ethan Goes Low Solo, For Laughs Not Laurels
ReviewJim SlotekDrive-Away Dolls, Ethan Coen, Tricia Cooke, Margaret Qualley, Beanie Feldstein, Geraldine Viswanathan, Comedy, Lesbian, Road Trip, Black comedy
Who Killed Maggie Moore(s)?: Noirish Whodunit Starry but Flat
Tollbooth: A Clever Welsh Black Comedy with A Familiar Ring
ReviewJim SlotekWelsh cineman, Black comedy, Gangsters, Tollbooth, Ryan Andrew Hopper, Matt Redd, Michael Smiley, Annes Elwy, Gwyneth Keyworth, Gary Beadle, Evelyn Mok, Iwan Rheon, Paul Kaye
Judy & Punch: Fearlessly Dark Fable Powered by Puppets, Performance… and Fearsome Payback
ReviewMirrah Foulkes, Mia Wasikowska, Damon Herriman, Judy & Punch, Medieval, Black comedy, Drama, Dramedy, Puppets, Marionettes, Vice
Tammy’s Always Dying: Hamilton-Shot Dramedy Explores Filial Love in a Time of Crisis
ReviewTammy's Always Dying, Amy Jo Johnson, Felicity Huffman, Anastasia Phillips, Clark Johnson, TIFF 2019, Hamilton, Canadian movies, Toronto, Dramedy, Black comedy
Can You Ever Forgive Me?: Fact-Based Drama Brings the Best of Melissa McCarthy
ReviewCan You Ever Forgive Me?, Melissa McCarthy, Richard E Grant, Jane Curtin, Nicole Holofcener, Marielle Heller, Lee Israel, TIFF 2018, Black comedy, Drama, Noel Coward, Dorothy Parker, forgery, literary forgery, adaptation
The Party: The Night They Drove Each Other Down…
