Sentences with phrase «of black humour»

There are occasional moments of black humour, especially the disposal of the body scene.

With a very funny script and a terrific sense of black humour, this quirky family comedy keeps us laughing even as it gets strongly emotional.

I enjoyed the drama but a lot of the black humour didn't entirely fit for me.

This is a powerful and passionate story, full of black humour.

But will his unique mix of black humour transfer over effectively?

However, with an open mind many will appreciate the sharp writing, excellent performances and the finely tuned balance of black humour.

This is the genre I intend to keep writing in, though within these novels there will still be the occasional spark of black humour, because I can't help myself.

With plenty of black humour, Gone Girl is witty, scary, funny and brilliant.

Perhaps only in the sense that all Quentin Tarantino's films, from «Reservoir Dogs» to «The Hateful Eight», have a solid streak of black humour running through them — and whatever the genre or story, they're often fuelled by the disconnect between their characters» chat and their violent scenarios.

There's also a rich seam of black humour running through the movie, with most of the one liners coming from Imogen Poots.

One of those films that kinda sits in the «Army of Darkness» camp in terms of black humour and completely bizarre wacky imagination.

His stern presence acts as a reminder that, despite the many moments of black humour on display, the subject broached is a serious one.

This hugely entertaining thriller excels thanks to lashings of black humour, style and action and a supporting cast hardly rivalled in terms of acting (not star quality) in recent times.

Taika Watiti was known for his light - hearted comedies with his own brand of black humour like What We Do in Shadows and Hunt for the Wilderpeople before he was asked to helm the third iteration of the Thor franchise titled Thor: Ragnarok.

A blast of black humour, much of it referring to other films, makes this riotously violent remake rather a lot of fun.

The film feels like a purring blend of Hitchcock and Lynch, with constant touches of black humour, dark tension and bizarre surrealism.

by Walter Chaw A winning, stylish mixture of black humour, perversion, and character study, Aharon Keshales and Navot Papushado's Big Bad Wolves presents a popular moral quandary in a way that would make Park Chan - wook proud.

Thankfully, there's a recurrent streak of black humour which stops Green Room from getting too bogged down in the misery and emotional (plus very physical) torture, not the least one recurrent gag which earns the film a deep belly laugh, right at the best possible moment.

Throw into that an extremely likeable performance from Christopher Lloyd and a bit of black humour that a Halloween episode of The Simpsons may try to evoke and the film does have an off - kilter but hypnotic charm that draws you in.

As much as he quickly knits in plenty of tension, there's always the slightest hint of black humour trailing not far behind, making for an entertaining twist on an otherwise much dryer genre.

Anderson retains many of the unique characteristics and oddities that have come to epitomise his aesthetic, with added bursts of black humour, and moments of subtle melancholy and poignancy.

The acting is superb, and the dashes of black humour are just right.

Having stopped at the entrance to sign our waiver form - lots of black humour about being eaten by lions - we head into the park and cross a river where all vehicles stop to gaze down upon a pair of hippos cavorting in the water below.

It can be extremely offensive in its use of black humour and subversive jokes, addressing issues of violence, war, the Holocaust, genetic manipulation and death in all their inhumanity.

A piece of black humour and people are waaay over-reacting about it IMO.

Like most of the Coens» work, there are brilliant moments of black humour, though, like Chigurh, these could become harrowingly violent at any moment.

Sono writes and directs with a sharp sense of black humour that contrasts Izumi's sexual awakening with the a policewoman (Mizuno) investigating a hideous double murder in a «love hotel».

Expect colourful worlds full of black humour, endless collectibles and a whole lot of jumping and gliding across those aforementioned platforms.

Despite all this, the story holds up well under Polanski's control — injecting moments of black humour that beautifully season the film's conspiracy narrative.