'The Office' star’s filmmaking debut drops a smug podcast investigator into a Texas-sized noir mystery.
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― Audrey Hepburn
All tagged dark comedy
'Greener Grass' film review: Wickedly sharp, absurd comedy satirizes life in the suburbs
With its color saturation cranked up all the way, this dark comedy takes coveting the banalities of suburban life to a nightmarish, hyperbolic degree.
'Extra Ordinary' film review: Hilarious subversion of horror's scariest subgenre
What "Shaun of the Dead" did for zombies and "What We Do in the Shadows" did for vampires, this hilariously off-kilter horror comedy is an absurd take on the demonic possession genre.
SIFF 2019 Interview: 'International Falls' director Amber McGinnis
The director chats about the challenges of filming in the snowbound midwest and finding the perfect balance between funny and sad.
'Frances Ferguson' film review: Bone-dry comedy explores the prison of marriage
Most prison and crime films are stories of redemption or atonement. Not this acerbic comedy.
'Entanglement': Seattle International Film Festival movie review
This odd mix of drama, romance and comedy elegantly comes together for a heady and surreal work of cinema.
'Wiener-Dog' review: Todd Solondz's nihilistic, plodding story of a dog
Of course filmmaker Todd Solondz would find a way to turn a dog's adventure into a hopeless, isolated tale. While his previous films had a dark edge - both in its humor and subject matter - his latest offering "Wiener-Dog" has a wearing dullness to it.
Interview: 'Middle Man' cast, director discuss their new dark crime comedy
The director and stars discuss their new dark comedy/thriller "Middle Man" world premiering at the 42nd Seattle International Film Festival.
'Middle Man' film review: Wickedly funny, dark fable of fame & murder
This sharply written dark comedy finds serious laughs in the bleak and blood-soaked journey of an absolutely unfunny "comedian."
'Cheap Thrills' review: Fun, disturbing and smart
Like sweet and sour or chocolate and peanut butter, the combination of devilish fun and unnerving darkness comes together to form something unexpectedly incredible.