Tag: Dark 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

SUICIDE SQUAD [2016]

Posted on August 4, 2016 by Jordan Dodd

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Directed by David Ayer Written by David Ayer Starring: Will Smith, Jared Leto, Margot Robbie, Jai Courtney, Jay Hernandez, Cara Delevingne, Viola Davis, Joel Kinnaman For the first time, I have been anticipating the release of a superhero movie. I love the fact that these aren’t good… Continue Reading “SUICIDE SQUAD [2016]”

Category: 2016, FilmTags: #MUSTWATCH, 2016, Action, batman, Cara Delevingne, Dark Comedy, David Ayer, deadshot, harley quinn, Jai Courtney, Jared leto, Jay Hernandez, Joel Kinnaman, joker, killer croc, Margot Robbie, suicide squad, Super heroes, super viillains, Viola Davis, Will Smith

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

AFF: A PIGEON SAT ON A BRANCH REFLECTING ON EXISTENCE [2014]

Posted on November 25, 2015 by Jordan Dodd

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Originally written for: This is perhaps the first movie where I read article upon article describing a director’s style for months before I was finally able to watch this latest effort at the Adelaide Film Festival. Having read so much about director Roy Andersson,… Continue Reading “AFF: A PIGEON SAT ON A BRANCH REFLECTING ON EXISTENCE [2014]”

Category: 2014, Film, Film Festivals, ForeignTags: #adlff, @AdlFilmFest, Adelaide Film Festival 2015, Dark Comedy, foreign film, roy andersson, trilogy

WILD TALES (Relatos salvajes) [2014]

Posted on July 4, 2015 by Jordan Dodd

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Directed and Written by Damián Szifrón Starring: Darío Grandinetti, María Marull, Mónica Villa I like my comedy dark. I like to laugh and then feel ashamed for having laughed at what I did. This is how I am, I am a sick man. Happily,… Continue Reading “WILD TALES (Relatos salvajes) [2014]”

Category: 2014, Film, ForeignTags: 2014, anthology, argentina, argentinian film, Damián Szifrón, Dark Comedy, Oscar for best foreign film 2014, spanish language

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

NIGHTCRAWLER [2014]

Posted on November 23, 2014 by Jordan Dodd

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Directed and written by Dan Gilroy Starring: Jake Gyllenhaal, Rene Russo, Bill Paxton Despite knowing almost nothing about it, I have been looking forward to seeing this flick for a good half-a-year. The dark atmosphere of it must have drawn me in, as the… Continue Reading “NIGHTCRAWLER [2014]”

Category: FilmTags: Action, bill paxton, comedy, commerical news, crime thriller, dan gilroy, Dark Comedy, Drama, enemy, epilepticmoondancer, fear, force majuere, gone girl, interstellar, Jake Gyllenhaal, low-budget, modern media, nightcrawler, nightcrawling, prisoners, rene russo, satire, social commentary, Whiplash

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]”