Humpday (2009)
Written by Lynn Shelton
Directed by Lynn Shelton
Produced by Lynn Shelton
MPAA rating: “R for some strong sexual content, pervasive language and a scene of drug use”
Running time: 94 minutes
Should I Care?
Lynn Shelton provoked more than one journalist to crown her “the female Judd Apatow” in the summer of ‘09. Her micro budget coming out [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Black comedy'
Going In That Direction of Straight Guys and Gay Porn
December 25th, 2009 · 2 Comments
Tags: Black comedy · Drunk scene · Interrogation · Midlife crisis · Psychoanalysis · Unconventional romance
Some Strange, Humanist Buddy Picture
December 15th, 2009 · 3 Comments
The Savages (2007)
Written by Tamara Jenkins
Directed by Tamara Jenkins
Produced by This Is That Productions/ Ad Hominem/ Cooper’s Town Productions/ Lone Star Film Group/ Fox Searchlight
MPAA rating: “R for some sexuality and language”
Running time: 113 minutes
Should I Care?
In Slums of Beverly Hills — the feature film writing and directing debut of Tamara Jenkins — Marisa [...]
Tags: Bathtub scene · Black comedy · Brother/sister relationship · Father/daughter relationship · Midlife crisis · Psychoanalysis · Road trip
These Weird Four Seasons of Halloween
October 14th, 2009 · 2 Comments
Trick ‘r Treat (2009)
Written by Michael Dougherty
Directed by Michael Dougherty
Produced by Legendary Pictures/ Bad Hat Harry Productions
Running time: 82 minutes
So, What’s This About?
In “Warren Valley, Ohio” on Halloween Night, a Yuppie couple (Leslie Bibb, Tahmoh Penikett) are paid a visit by a demonic trick ‘r treater with a burlap sack for a head. In [...]
Tags: Beasts and monsters · Black comedy · Coming of age · Cult favorite · Dreams and visions · Psycho killer · Small town · Woman in jeopardy
A Serial Killer Film the Way I Want To See a Serial Killer Film
September 27th, 2009 · 3 Comments
Surveillance (2008)
Written by Jennifer Lynch & Kent Harper
Directed by Jennifer Lynch
Produced by Lago Film/ Arclight Films/ Blue Rider Pictures
Running time: 97 minutes
So, What’s This About?
Following a gruesome murder, FBI Special Agents Sam Hallaway (Bill Pullman) and Elizabeth Anderson (Julia Ormond) arrive at a rural police station to interview three witnesses. A drug whore (Pell [...]
Tags: Black comedy · Crooked officer · Dreams and visions · Forensic evidence · Interrogation · Murder mystery · Psycho killer · Road trip · Small town










