Sentences with phrase «black comedy rather»

I'd called it a black comedy rather than horror.

Despite some lapses into silliness, it tries to play things straight — leaning more towards black comedy rather than splatstick.

Not exact matches

The most important thing between us was to always remember what happened to the daughter, and even in the edit I had to remember it was a film about that rather than a quirky black comedy.

While highlighting the messier side of human interaction, this Norwegian black comedy blends snappy wit and romantic farce to keep us entertained even when things get rather dark.

With The Nice Guys, Black returns to the sub-genre but this time the emphasis is on the comedy rather than the action, and where better to start than hiring two actors not exactly known for their comedy chops.

It's a difficult film to describe, part drama about longterm love (both platonic and romantic), part ensemble black comedy, part agitprop about personal choice in matters of the end of life rather than machine - mandated life, and all parts delightful.

«Birdman» looks to be nothing if not unique, a sort of dark comedy version of «Black Swan» about celebritydom and crisis of identity that features an excellent cast, including the rather brilliant casting of Michael Keaton in the lead role.

She deserves a movie that matches her level of complexity — maybe a pitch - black comedy in which the calculating Nixon administration is felled by Graham, a somewhat detached socialite who'd rather be hobnobbing with her fancy Beltway friends.

In a rather surprising tonal shift from Zvyagintsev's earlier efforts, «Leviathan» is also a stingingly effective pitch - black comedy.

Then again, it may actually be more fun to mumble about Harvey than shill for Suburbicon, a rather dreadful black comedy that never manages to be funny enough to justify its ham - handed social commentary.

So it's no shock that Lanthimos» latest film, titled The Lobster, combines elements of both those earlier movies to present us with yet another eerie black comedy that takes place in a sealed - off existence and places a higher affirmation on living unhappily with someone rather than being happy and alone.

We briefly mentioned the then - upcoming film Baggage Claim as an example of a movie, written and directed by an African - American filmmaker, that exists outside of any perceived «black genre» (whatever that means), which is really just a comedy that happens to feature African - Americans rather than whites of European descent.

Following in the footsteps of Joel and Ethan Coen's classic black comedy crime thriller, FX's Fargo is a small screen reboot rather than a direct remake of the lauded movie.