“Miracles only happen when they don’t matter.” The hook of Wristcutters: A Love Story, adapted from Etgar Keret’s short story, “Kneller’s Happy Campers” is most certainly its premise. A contribution to the surrealistic road trip genre, it centers on an entirely different afterlife. The place where people exist after they “off themselves.” Our main character, [...]
Filed under: after the 90s, black comedy, comedy, commentary, cult flicks and obscure picks, indie, reviews | Tagged: commentary, Etgar Keret, Gogol Bordello, Goran Dukic, Kneller's Happy Campers, Patrick Fugit, review, Shannyn Sossamon, Shea Whigham, Tom Waits, Wristcutters: A Love Story | 1 Comment »
Pressed Against the Looking Glass: Burn After Reading
Burn After Reading arrived in theaters this month with tremendous skepticism. Could Joel and Ethan Coen deliver another film to match the success of their 2007 Best Picture adaptation, No Country for Old Men? One review immediately suggested that the writing and directing team made their first mistake by reverting back to their “default” genre: [...]
Filed under: after the 90s, black comedy, comedy, commentary, cult flicks and obscure picks, reviews | Tagged: black comedy, Brad Pitt, Burn After Reading, Ethan Coen, Frances McDormand, George Clooney, Joel Coen, John Malkovich, karma, no country for old men, review, Tilda Swinton, washington dc in movies | 1 Comment »