Tag Archives: Black Comedy

Review in Brief: The Monkey (2025)

Posted on July 3, 2025 by Sam S-P

90 minutes is about right for a comedy-horror adaptation of Stephen King. A cursed toy latches itself on to traumatised twin brothers Hal and Bill (Theo James/Christian Convery) and causes the random and gruesome deaths of many unlucky folks who … Continue reading →

Posted in Film, Film Review, Review in Brief | Tagged Adam Scott, Black Comedy, Christian Convery, Horror, Longlegs, Osgood Perkins, Stephen King, The Monkey, Theo James | Leave a comment

Bride of Frankenstein (1935) 90th Anniversary Review

Posted on April 22, 2025 by Sam S-P

https://secondcutpod.substack.com/p/bride-of-frankenstein-1935-90th-anniversary SSP

Posted in Film, Film Review, Second Cut | Tagged Black Comedy, Boris Karloff, Bride of Frankenstein, Colin Clive, Ernest Thesiger, Horror, James Whale, Universal Monsters | Leave a comment

Kiss Kiss Bang Bang (2005) 20th Anniversary Review

Posted on April 9, 2025 by Sam S-P

https://secondcutpod.substack.com/p/kiss-kiss-bang-bang-2005-20th-anniversary SSP

Posted in Film, Film Review, Second Cut | Tagged Black Comedy, Film noir, Kiss Kiss Bang Bang, Michelle Monaghan, Mystery, Robert Downey Jr, Shane Black, Val Kilmer | Leave a comment

Review in Brief: Anora (2024)

Posted on January 28, 2025 by Sam S-P

Sean Baker, champion if those whose professions have made them persona non grata in American society has made his most crowd-pleasing film to date, winning him the Palme d’Or at Cannes for his troubles. Stripper Ani (Mikey Madison) falls for Ivan … Continue reading →

Posted in Film, Film Review, Review in Brief | Tagged Anora, Black Comedy, Drama, Karren Karagulian, Mark Eydelshteyn, Mikey Madison, Romance, Sean Baker, Yura Borisov | 1 Comment

‘Ed Wood’ at 30 – Review

Posted on October 7, 2024 by Sam S-P

https://www.thefilmagazine.com/ed-wood-at-30-review/ SSP

Posted in Film, Film Review, The Film Magazine | Tagged Biopic, Black Comedy, Drama, Ed Wood, Johnny Depp, Martin Landau, Tim Burton | Leave a comment

‘Dr Strangelove’ at 60 – Review

Posted on September 8, 2024 by Sam S-P

https://www.thefilmagazine.com/dr-strangelove-at-60-review/ SSP

Posted in Film, Film Review, The Film Magazine | Tagged Black Comedy, Dr Strangelove, George C Scott, Peter Sellers, Satire, Stanley Kubrick, Sterling Hayden, War Film | Leave a comment

Review in Brief: Abigail (2024)

Posted on August 29, 2024 by Sam S-P

Radio Silence do like their showers of viscera to liven up a film’s third act. Following on from READY OR NOT and 2 instalments in the SCREAM franchise, Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett stay in the horror genre with their … Continue reading →

Posted in Film, Film Review, Review in Brief | Tagged Abigail, Alisha Weir, Bettinelli-Olpin, Black Comedy, Dan Stevens, Horror, Kathryn Newton, Melissa Barrera, Radio Silence, Tyler Gillett | Leave a comment

Review in Brief: Beau is Afraid (2023)

Posted on February 24, 2024 by Sam S-P

Thanks to Ari for letting us sit in on his bewildering self-therapy. BEAU IS AFRAID is best described as an epic anxiety horror. It could certainly be considered funny, but funny-peculiar. Beau (Joaquin Phoenix) is a man-child still under the … Continue reading →