TIFF has been kind to British director Ben Wheatley, who's seen warm receptions for sharp - edged movies
like Sightseers and High - Rise.
Even though I live and work in New England and the East Coast, I still feel
like a sightseer at times.
Even though I live and work in New England and the East Coast, I still feel
like a sightseer at... Continue Reading
Not exact matches
It suffers from the same basic problem as
Sightseers, namely expecting us to
like thoroughly unlikeable people without much by way of redemption or justification.
While English comedies of this sort can go the way of cute and light Feel Good Brit Flick (an often way too saccharine genre), they can also produce generally winning films
like «Billy Elliot» and «The Full Monty,» and production company Big Talk have an excellent track record, with «Shaun Of The Dead,» «Attack The Block» and «
Sightseers» among their triumphs.
0:00 - 4:00 — Introduction; Jeff has a cold; his drink sponsor 4:00 - 6:10 — Our lunch sponsor: Jones T - Shirts 6:10 - 8:15 — iTunes review 8:15 - 16:10 — «The Purge» review 16:10 - 24:50 — «The Internship» review 24:50 - 31:40 — «The Kings of Summer» review 31:40 - 38:40 — «
Sightseers» review 38:40 - 47:15 — «Violet & Daisy» review 47:15 - 1:03:40 — QOTW (duo you'd
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The genius (yes, I'll break out the «G» word) behind films
like Kill List,
Sightseers, and High - Rise has been a favorite of mine for years, leaping between genres while maintaining his signature dark comedy and unflinching ability to sell genuine pain and terror.
They've barely put a foot wrong on the big screen thanks to the
likes of «Shaun Of The Dead,» «Hot Fuzz,» «Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World,» «Attack The Block» and «
Sightseers» (which also screens at Sundance this year), and it's their involvement that's pricked up our interest in this under - the - radar genre entry.
Note: Certain films
like Upstream Color (being self - distributed), Stoker, The East, Life According to Sam, Jobs, The Gatekeepers, No,
Sightseers and Mud already had distribution secured before the festival began.
«
Sightseers» If Alexander Payne went to England and decided to cheekily remake «Natural Born Killers,» it would probably look something
like «
Sightseers,» Ben Wheatley «s latest humanist horror comedy.
Together they form almost a heroic bond, reminding of quirky buddy films
like Ben Wheatley's The
Sightseers or even James Gunn's Super.
Wheatley has said that he
likes such spots, but any sense that
Sightseers is a mere celebration of English heritage culture immediately evaporates when Chris runs over a litterbug at Crich, the first in the series of murders he and his fellow natural - born killer carry out as they travel the green and pleasant English badlands.
From the delicious list of entrées to the custom cocktails, this place is a haven for hungry skiers and
sightseers a
like.
While traveling alone is without question a journey of self - discovery, it's also nice to meet
like - minded
sightseers along the way.