Tag Archives: black comedy

Little Murders (1971)

Posted on November 24, 2021 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Alan Arkin Writer: Jules Feiffer (Based on the play by Jules Feiffer)

Posted in Comedy, Drama | Tagged 1971, adaptation, alan arkin, black comedy, blackout, church, comedy, cop, detective, Donald Sutherland, doris roberts, drama, elizabeth wilson, elliott gould, fred kaz, gordon willis, howard kuperman, jack brodsky, jon korkes, judge, jules feiffer, little murders, lou jacoki, marcia rodd, murder, new york, new york city, nyc, phone call, photographer, photography, police, reverend, staire, vincent gardenia, violence | Leave a comment

Sightseers (2013)

Posted on May 30, 2014 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Ben Wheatley Writers: Alice Lowe & Steve Oram (Additional Material by Amy Jump) Great British black comedy.

Posted in Comedy, Crime, Horror, Review, Romance | Tagged 2013, alice lowe, amy jump, ben wheatley, black comedy, britain, british, camp, camper, comedy, crime, dark comedy, dog, edgar wright, horror, murder, road trip, romance, sightseers, steve oram, travel, uk | Leave a comment

Eating Raoul (1982)

Posted on October 2, 2012 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Paul Bartel Writers: Paul Bartel & Richard Blackburn

Posted in Comedy, Horror, Romance | Tagged 1982, black comedy, comedy, criterion collection, eating raoul, horror, paul bartel, restaurant, richard blackburn, sex, swingers, swinging | Leave a comment

World’s Greatest Dad (2009)

Posted on April 2, 2011 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Bobcat Goldthwait Writer: Bobcat Goldthwait Comedies don’t get much blacker than this and I love it for that. I hesitate to get to into detail about the story, I feel it just must be seen to be believed and … Continue reading →

Posted in Comedy, Drama, Uncategorized | Tagged black comedy, bobcat goldthwait, comedy, dark comedy, daryl sabara, drama, geoff pierson, morgan murphy, robin williams, teachers, world's greatest dad | Leave a comment

Heathers (1988)

Posted on March 29, 2011 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Michael Lehmann Writer: Daniel Waters Wow what a great high school black comedy. I am always hesitant to watch these old “classic” 80s movies but I genuinely enjoyed this one. I think it maybe it was a little bit … Continue reading →

Posted in Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Romance, Uncategorized | Tagged black comedy, christian slater, comedy, crime, dark comedy, heathers, high school, michael lehmann, murder, shannen doherty, winona ryder | Leave a comment