writer-director Bruce Robinson’s riotous black comedy – describing the misadventures of two recent ex-students/‘resting’ young actors in an unwelcoming north London – would have pipped ‘Kind Hearts and Coronets’ as the highest, rather than the second-highest-rated British comedy in our ...
Another sparkling prize jewel in the already-gleaming crown of Ealing Studios,The Lavender Hill Mobis a quaintly British, lightly-satirical comedy among their very best. Produced in the middle of what many consider to be the studio's peak years (the post-War period from 1947 - 1955), directo...
The new film by versatile British director Ben Wheatley ('Kill List', 'High-Rise') is an adrenaline-fueled gangster comedy in the veins of Tarantino's 'Reservoir Dogs'. When two gangs meet in a desolate Boston warehouse to close a huge weapon deal, things go wrong. What follows is basic...
20. “Do Not Expect Too Much From the End of the World” (2023) ‘Do Not Expect Too Much from the End of the World’Courtesy Everett Collection The title promises a bleak comedy, but even still, you won’t be prepared for how hilariously cynical “Do Not Expect Too Much From the ...
"Showing Up" sees director Kelly Reichardt reunite with Oscar-nominated actor Michelle Williams, whose previous collaboration includes 2008's "Wendy and Lucy," for this low-stakes, offbeat comedy. Williams plays Lizzy, an artist prepping for the opening of her new art show in a week. This fi...
Why it’s scary: Evil Dead 2 is perfect comedy horror. While it might not send you shrieking away from your screen, there’s a delightfully depraved viscerality to proceedings. Eyes in mouths, wall to wall gore, chainsaws feeling like the only option. It’s worth noting here, too, tha...
From one angle, May December is a dark comedy about sexual mores and tabloid nosiness about the business of others. From another, Todd Haynes’s film is a bitterly sad portrait of a life brutally compromised by childhood abuse. And another: The film is about the lie of moviemaking, its ...
Comedy - directed byAki Kaurismäki After taking home the Grand Prize (second place) in 2002 forThe Man Without a Pastand competing in 2011 withLe Havre, Finnish filmmaker Aki Kaurismäki returned to the Cannes Film Festival in 2023 and won the third-place Jury Prize for this Helsinki-...
It’s based on the book of the same name by Deborah Harkness and is a brilliantBritish romance series starring Matthew Goode and Teresa Palmer. Content Note:Ranges between TV-14 and TV-MA depending on the episode. There is some violence, some love scenes, and strong language – but mild ...
The 20 best British TV shows of 2023 How many have you seen? 12/23/2023 By Shannon Connellan and Sam Haysom 5 must-see comedies from 2023 From 'Barbie' to 'Bottoms', comedy crushed it this year. 12/22/2023 By Teodosia Dobriyanova 5 must-see horror films from 2023 There real...