Sentences with phrase «dark comedy»

And, amazing performances from them, as well, and it's a perfect blend of dark comedy and drama.

In dark comedy there are no good guys or bad guys.

The result is a conventional dark comedy with moments of unexpectedly biting wit.

It also was virtually impossible short of a movie budget to have actually pulled off, which is interesting since Game Night has a similar premise played for dark comedy rather than drama.

This could be described as a funny horror movie, but I'm going with a very dark comedy.

I could see this movie going down as one of the best dark comedies of recent memory.

If you like dark comedies which tell a certain truth about the less cheerful side of life, give this movie a chance.

It's dark comedy at its darkest, funniest and most brilliant.

I'm very much drawn to dark comedy because it seems accurate to me.

A sharp looking dark comedy showcasing a technological future filled with people we already know and hate.

Throughout season one, Good Girls proves to be more than just a crime drama, pulling together equal parts dark comedy and heartfelt family drama.

The same material could have been fodder for a really dark comedy; again, the director and screenwriter are unwilling to push the envelope.

It is a perfect mix of drama and biting dark comedy.

Children's movies were not included, and neither were any movies that are not classified strictly as «comedies» (e.g. dark comedies, romantic comedies).

It is actually a really intelligent dark comedy disguised by F - bombs and potty mouths.

It wants to be a gritty, complex dark comedy but aside from a handful of unexpected twists, it's not particularly funny or engaging.

You definitely sense a woman's touch in the writing, something you don't often encounter in dark comedies.

There's a surprising amount of dark comedy given the subject matter, a facet of the film that eventually is a disservice to the overall story.

Family has the potential of becoming one of the best dark comedies of the year.

If you like dark comedies, this one should be a real winner!

It's part drama, part satire and part dark comedy.

Maybe you even feel a little lost, like Dory Stewart in the new TBS show Search Party, a new dark comedy about a girl who finds meaning in someone else's story.

Focus Features has unveiled the new trailer for Thoroughbreds, the upcoming twisted dark comedy starring Olivia Cooke, Anya Taylor - Joy, Anton Yelchin, and Paul Sparks.

Fox Searchlight has revealed an official trailer for the new dark comedy from filmmaker Martin McDonagh, of the movies In Bruges and Seven Psychopaths previously.

Even what's supposed to pass as dark comedy rarely works because the script (written by the film's first - time director David Veloz) never manages to capture the banalities of this industry town.

Oscar winner Philip Seymour Hoffman is returning to his Tv roots with a new dark comedy about the pursuit of happiness.The Master star will feature...

It is an irreverent, crass dark comedy mixed with the comic book action sequences that you've come to expect from Marvel Studios.

It's so much fun, and there's nothing like watching a beautifully shot, Swedish dark comedy set in the Alps with a satisfying conclusion.

Now available on Video On Demand and opening Friday April 10th in New York City, «Kill Me Three Times» is an Australian dark comedy thriller from director Kriv Stenders.

This year's exclusive sneak previews include Jack Goes Boating, the directorial debut from Philip Seymour Hoffman; Cell 211, an action - packed Spanish film; Armadillo, a new documentary that asks tough questions about the «war on terror; and Sensation, a new Irish dark comedy on sex in rural Ireland combining the talents of director Tom Hall with Domhnaill Gleeson in the lead role.

Melissa Leo has joined the cast of Showtime's newly greenlit «I'm Dying Up Here,» an upcoming dark comedy about stand - up in the»70s.

At first a lighthearted romp that shifts into dark comedy midway through, «Irrational Man» owes much to Phoenix's subversive energy and Allen's capacity to write involving monologues loaded with existential ideas.

Calvary is a wickedly dark comedy drama starring some of Ireland's most exceptional actors including Brendan Gleeson, Chris O'Dowd, Aidan Gillen and Dylan Moran.

After all, John Carpenter is one of America's most beloved filmmakers (amongst a certain cadre of viewer, at least), a figure who's responsible for a spate of the best horror, action, and dark comedy films of the»70s,»80s, and»90s.

Liz Feldman, Will Ferrell, Adam McKay and Jessica Elbaum are teaming up for a new dark comedy series at Netflix.

My loyalty then shifts to A Fantastic Woman, though The Square, the Cannes - winning dark comedy which is one of the most buzzed - about entries, will surely come out on top.

If you haven't yet watched the series (and you really should), the hilarious dark comedy follows two teens — James (Black Mirror's Alex Lawther) and Alyssa (Jessica Barden)-- as they run away from home and embark on a cross-country road trip.

Both of those Spike Jonze - directed dark comedies fall apart as narratives in their final acts.

A hilarious dark comedy version of Single White Female, it stars Aubrey Plaza and Elizabeth Olsen and is set in the age of social media idolatry.

Check out the latest casting announcements below: Andrea Riseborough (Happy - Go - Lucky) has joined the increasingly impressive cast of Alejandro González Iñárritu's dark comedy Birdman, which already stars Michael Keaton, Emma Stone, Zach Galifianakis, Naomi Watts and Edward Norton.

His latest dark comedy stars Matthew Broderick and seems like a slighter than usual plot, but that might be deceiving.

Clearly Species is going to be a common reference point, although I get the sense that this is going for more dark comedy than straight up horror.

Somewhere deep inside God's Pocket is a very good dark comedy movie, it just needed someone to really grab hold of it and pull it out.

It is a fascinating and bravura performance from Glenn Close, in this hugely enjoyable dark comedy from director Björn Runge, adapted by Jane Anderson from the novel by Meg Wolitzer.

Plum Kettle (Joy Nash), a ghost writer for a fashion magazine editor (Julianna Margulies), plans for losing weight leads her to become involved with a feminist group in this Marti Noxon dark comedy based on Sarai Walker's book of the same name.

Focus Features has launched the teaser trailer for an indie dark comedy thriller called Thoroughbreds, which first premiered at the Sundance Film Festival earlier this year.

3 Days to Kill works best as a light - hearted but somewhat dark comedy where scenes of torture are interspersed with conversations about making tomato sauce.

The premise is similar to Wag the Dog, Barry Sonnenfeld's classic dark comedy about a Hollywood producer and a spin doctor hired to cover up a presidential sex scandal.

A mother's righteous fury, but also dark comedy, roars through this third and best feature by Martin McDonagh, which features Oscar - worthy performances by Frances McDormand and Sam Rockwell.

Now playing in theaters is director Michael Bay's fantastic dark comedy Pain & Gain.