Tag: black comedy

HARPOON [2019]

Posted on July 31, 2020 by Jordan Dodd

Harpoon is director Rob Grant’s most conventional film of his decade-long career given his past experimental approach to film-making. Harpoon is hardly experimental and therefore much more accessible, though it retains the staunchly independent qualities that define his work. This latest effort possesses… Continue Reading “HARPOON [2019]”

Category: 2019, Cinema Axis, FilmTags: 2019, best movies of 2020, black comedy, Dark Comedy, experimental film, fry comedy, horror comedy, Official selection Rotterdam Film Festival, Rob Grant, secret affairs, Sex, sexual tension, Suspense

HALLOWEEN IS HERE!: BLOOD PUNCH [2014]

Posted on October 31, 2016 by Jordan Dodd

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Directed by Madellaine Paxson Written by Eddie Guzelian Starring: Milo Cawthorne, Olivia Tennet, Ari Boyland Blood Punch is a nice blend of horror and dark comedy… and romance, as the story revolves around a dangerous love-triangle. The plot seems simple enough, but this film… Continue Reading “HALLOWEEN IS HERE!: BLOOD PUNCH [2014]”

Category: 2014, Australia/New Zealand, FilmTags: 2014, Action, Ari Boyland, black comedy, Bluff Road Productions, Bounty Films, Dark Comedy, Deathgasm, Eddie Guzelian, horror, Madellaine Paxson, Midnight Releasing, Milo Cawthorne, mystery, New Zealand film, Olivia Tennet, psychological thriller, sci-fi

STALKHER [2015]

Posted on October 12, 2016 by Jordan Dodd

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Directed by John Jarratt, Kaarin Fairfax Written by Kris Maric Starring: John Jarratt, Kaarin Fairfax, Alan Finney,Robert Coleby John Jarratt (best known as Mick from the Wolf Creek films) brings us this small Aussie independent film that is now available to stream online. It… Continue Reading “STALKHER [2015]”

Category: 2016, FilmTags: Alan Finney, Australian Film, Backlot Studios, black comedy, horror, independant film, John Jarratt, Kaarin Fairfax, Kris Maric, mystery, OZPIX Entertainment, Pinnacle Films, Robert Coleby, Romance, stalkers

A PERFECT DAY [2015]

Posted on June 13, 2016 by Jordan Dodd

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Directed by Fernando León de Aranoa Written by Fernando León de Aranoa, Diego Farias Starring: Benicio Del Toro, Tim Robbins, Olga Kurylenko, Mélanie Thierry, Fedja Stukan War is hell. I don’t think anyone but businessmen or neo-nazis could disagree with that, but rather than… Continue Reading “A PERFECT DAY [2015]”

Category: 2015, FilmTags: #war, aid-workers, Balkans war, Benicio Del Toro, black comedy, Dark Comedy, Diego Farias, Fedja Stukan, Fernando León de Aranoa, Melanie Thierry, Olga Kurylenko, Tim Robbins, war is hell

WHISKEY TANGO FOXTROT [2016]

Posted on May 23, 2016 by Jordan Dodd

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Directed by Glenn Ficarra, John Requa Written by Robert Carlock (screenplay), Kim Barker (book) Starring: Tina Fey, Margot Robbie, Martin Freeman, Alfred Molina, Christopher Abbott, Billy Bob Thornton I was sceptical about this when I read the plot synopsis; a war-based comedy, or a… Continue Reading “WHISKEY TANGO FOXTROT [2016]”

Category: 2016, FilmTags: #war, 2016, Afghanistan, black comedy, Dark Comedy, Drama, dramedy, Iraq, Middle-East, Pakinstan, terrorism, tragicomedy, war on terror, what is it good for?, whiskey tango foxtrot, WTF

BLACK SEA [2014]

Posted on April 12, 2015 by Jordan Dodd

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Directed by Kevin Macdonald, Written by Dennis Kelly Starring: Jude Law, Scoot McNairy, Ben Mendelsohn, Grigoriy Dobrygin Jude Law’s Scottish character in this submarine flick has to be seen to be believed. In the opening scene I did not recognise him at all, not… Continue Reading “BLACK SEA [2014]”

Category: FilmTags: 2014, Action, black comedy, Dark Comedy, jude law, Scoot McNairy, thriller

BLINDSPOT SERIES ‘15: FEBUARY, MY FIRST ENTRY…

Posted on February 24, 2015 by Jordan Dodd

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BLINDSPOTTED FOR THE FIRST TIME! Thanks to Ryan @ The Matinee, click here to keep up to date with the new 2015 series! Going chronologically backwards in my eccentric, slightly-OCD-like way, choosing movies from almost every decade of film even, I start with a… Continue Reading “BLINDSPOT SERIES ‘15: FEBUARY, MY FIRST ENTRY…”

Category: Blogathons!, FilmTags: 2015 Blindspot Series, black comedy, Drama, Joaquin Phoenix, Paul Thomas Anderson, phillip seymour hoffman, Ryan @ The Matinee

DEAD SNOW 2: RED VS DEAD [2014]

Posted on November 24, 2014 by Jordan Dodd

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Director: Tommy Wirkola Starring Vegar Hoel, Ørjan Gamst, Martin Starr, Jocelyn DeBoer, Stig Frode Henriksen, Hallvard Holmen This is truly one of the most absurd, bizarre and hilarious ‘horror’ movies I have ever seen. In fact it doesn’t seem like a horror movie at… Continue Reading “DEAD SNOW 2: RED VS DEAD [2014]”

Category: Film, ForeignTags: black comedy, cartoonish violence, comedy, dead snow, dead snow 2, dead snow 2: red versus dead, dead snow 2: red vs dead, excessive violence, hallvard holmen, horror, horror comedy, Martin Starr, Nazi zombies, Norway, Norweigian Film, orjan gamst, pollitically incorrect, scandinavian film, slasher film, Stig Frode Henriksen, tommy wirkola, vegar hoel, zombies

THE GUEST [2014]

Posted on November 17, 2014 by Jordan Dodd

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Directed by Adam Wingard, Written by Simon Barrett Starring: Dan Stevens, Sheila Kelley, Maika Monroe, Brendan Meyer, Leland Orser and Lance Reddick First off, a special shout out to Thy Critic Man who reviewed this flick a few months back and had me itching… Continue Reading “THE GUEST [2014]”

Category: FilmTags: Action, Adam wingard, black comedy, brendan meyer, cinematographer Robby Baumgartner, comedy, Dan Stevens, Dark Comedy, Keith Calder, lance reddick, leland orser, maika monroe, music by Steve Moore, not hollywood, Robby Baumgartner, Set Decoration by Susan Magestro, sheila kelley, simon barrett, Steve Moore, Susan Magestro, Suspense, tension, the guest, US independant film

A WALK AMONG THE TOMBSTONES [2014]

Posted on November 7, 2014 by Jordan Dodd

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Directed by Scott Frank, Written by Scott Frank (screenplay), Lawrence Block (novel) Starring: Liam Neeson, Dan Stevens, David Harbour, Adam David Thompson I must admit, while I am obviously aware of him, I have not seen a lot of Liam Neeson in recent… Continue Reading “A WALK AMONG THE TOMBSTONES [2014]”