Sentences with phrase «profane comedy»

This intriguing plot gives MacFarlane plenty of room to fill the movie with the crude, profane comedy that he's known for.

It doesn't so much re-litigate her case — tried in real court and the one of public opinion — as jazz up the juiciest details: the «motivational» maternal shit - talk that Janney performs like a profane comedy routine; the on - the - ice outbursts, sometimes punctuating Gillespie's robustly staged skating sequences; and every twist and turn of Gillooly's hapless criminal conspiracy, which turns the backstretch of the movie into a dimwit caper, dominated by Paul Walter Hauser's broadly farcical take on Eckhardt and his mouth - breathing delusions of grandeur.

Not exact matches

While Louis C.K.'s comedy could be profane, he had a public reputation for a strong moral conscience, often calling out societal hypocrisy and even loudly denouncing misogyny and male chauvinism.

Also screened: Sadako Vs. Kayako (Grade: B --RRB-, an entertaining, teen - friendly marriage of the The Ring and The Grudge mythologies that (thank God) has a sense of humor about itself, even though its final confrontation is less than satisfying; Dearest Sister (Grade: C +), a poetic (and rather slow) meditation on class conflict couched in a ghost story from Laotian director Mattie Do; and Down Under (Grade: B --RRB-, a Superbad - style profane coming - of - age comedy set against the backdrop of the Cronulla race riots that took place in Sydney, Australia in Christmas 2005.

Also enjoyed at Fantastic Fest was «Grand Piano» starring Elijah Wood (called «the best DePalma movie he never made»), and in Toronto, Catherine Breillat's «Abuse Of Weakness» and the black comedy «Don Hemmingway» starring a filthy and profane Jude Law and Richard E. Grant.

This year we had three strong, very different nominees — Denis Côté's documentary meditation on captive animals; Michael Dowse's wildly profane yet tender hockey comedy; and Sarah Polley's genre - bending family memoir.

Definitely a film of two halves, this crime comedy kicks off with a spark of witty energy as the title character blusters his way through a series of events with hilariously profane rants.

However, Jackson got his start with low budget works, first with the independently made horror comedy «Bad Taste» (1987) and then with the deeply profane Muppets send - up «Meet the Feebles» (1989).

OUR IDIOT BROTHER, profane title notwithstanding, is a liltingly transcendent comedy.

Because Wednesday, Nov. 23, will be a day well spent at the cinema, where four potentially excellent movies will be released; the Robert Zemeckis World War II thriller «Allied,» Warren Beatty's romance - comedy «Rules Don't Apply,» Disney's animated «Moana,» and a profane nightcap of «Bad Santa 2.»

He isn't afraid to take on a quirky comedy and make the most of a script that features him spending most of his time onscreen talking to a profane teddy bear.

Aged ladies swearing is always comedy gold, but there's no audience - sopping twinkle in Kirkland's fierceness as this profane mother who, in Buddy's words always was «hitting me too hard, or holding me too close.»

It's a sign of the film's quality that it gets more varied and delightful mileage out of those physical reactions — from the entire cast, delivered with nuanced subtlety — then most other romantic comedies get from profane jokes and clumsy slapstick.

Directing her first feature film, which she co-scripted with longtime comedy writer Neal Brennan («Chappelle's Show»), the stand - up comic shows a flair for absurd asides and — naturally — a penchant for the profane.

So, unfolds virgin Bart Got a Room, a charming romantic comedy which proves it's still possible to find funny teen - oriented fare that doesn't rely on relentlessly crude and profane humor.

Beyond the ickiness of the relationship between an infamously predatory director (John Malkovich) entering into a relationship with the 17 - year - old daughter (Chloe Grace Moretz) of Louis» character, the juxtaposition of a black - and - white,»40s - screwball comedy setting with profane, raunchy humor just never works.

His name, and the A-list movie stars who work with him, are usually enough to attract audiences, even if the film is a baroque, profane, sexually explicit 3 - hour comedy about a sociopathic Wall Street broker.

The Maximum Comedy Mode is an over-three-hour viewing experience hosted by gleefully profane director Kevin Smith, with Seann William Scott turning up to deliver «Wisdom from the Shit Bandit» (4:04 with menu - accessible «Play All» option, HD) and for a bit of chat with Smith.

Chris Rock plays Andre Allen, the star of a film about a 19th - century slave rebellion, in the profane and very funny comedy «Top Five.»

Director David Gordon Green reunites with two of his «Pineapple Express» stars, James Franco and Danny McBride, in this raunchy medieval comedy about a pair of princes who embark on a perilous journey to save a kidnapped princess (Zooey Deschanel) from a profane evil wizard (Justin Theroux)-- and meet up along the way with a warrior who looks great in a thong (Natalie Portman).

Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri Director - writer Martin McDonough liberally mixes the profane with violence, comedy, humanity and poignant moments in «Three Billboards,» which starts out as possibly an indictment of police corruption but veers off in several different directions in its journey.

It may not be suitable for kids, but that's not to say that this strenuously profane cartoon is not unapologetically juvenile in its approach to comedy.