black comedy
In our latest recap from the Tokyo International Film Festival coverage, Tynan Yanaga reviews Lust in a Karaoke Box and Melancholic.
Aided by a stellar central performance from Matt Dillon, The House That Jack Built is an unforgettable, uncomfortable nightmare, and one of the few films of the current age that more than lives up to its transgressive billing.
Director Yorgos Lanthimos’ latest is his first truly empathetic character study, aided by three powerhouse performances from Colman, Weisz and Stone.
The Package suffers from being a little too conventional for its own good – a generic teen rom-com with a dissected dick slapped on top.
Though Brij Mohan Amar Rahe may be funny and entertaining at points, it mostly comes across as unpleasant to watch and unintentionally muddled.
Brother’s Nest is a return to form for Shane and Clayton Jacobson, their comic noir feeling like an Australian Hitchc*ck film.
Best F(r)iends: Volume One’s dramatic ambitions are a step in the right direction for the legendary pair, but its low-budget nature severely limits its potential, especially when it comes to its technical credits.
The narrative debut of director Miranda Bailey, You Can Choose Your Family, is a misjudged dark comedy that earns enough goodwill through the committed performances from its ensemble.
Watching Thoroughbreds, one is fully aware of the debt it owes to the similar films that came before it. But that doesn’t make it any less enjoyable to watch. Female friendship has never looked so deliciously dangerous.
I, Tonya is a refreshingly dark comedy biopic about the famous 1994 Tonya Harding incident, and is laden with incredible performances.
Jay Baruchel steps behind the camera for cult sports comedy sequel Goon: Last Of The Enforcers, and forgets what makes the original special.
Rob Zombie is one of the more well-known B-horror filmmakers working today, his films a glorification of campy fun and violence.
Cardinals is a tense and subtly effective thriller set in small-town Canada, bolstered by strong performances and complex themes.
Kaurismaki’s latest, The Other Side Of Hope, an intriguing take on the immigration crisis, keeps its important subject at arm’s length.
Sure, it’s a terrible film, yet Silent Night, Deadly Night 2 has elements to make it an entertaining cult classic in the making.