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dark comedy

reviews 3 stars, brad pitt, coen brothers, dark comedy, dvd, frances mcdormand, george clooney, john malkovich, richard jenkins, tilda swinton

BURN AFTER READING

October 9, 2008

Now that they’ve won their Oscar, The Coen Brothers are going back to the lunacy that made them famous.

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Ryan McNeil
reviews 2 stars, anjelica huston, clark gregg, dark comedy, dvd, gillian jacobs, joel grey, sam rockwell

CHOKE

September 28, 2008

Yet another example of just how tricky it can be to adapt a popular book into a well-executed film.

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Ryan McNeil
reactions, TIFF dark comedy, horror, reactions, TIFF 2008

TIFF Reaction: SEXYKILLER

September 13, 2008

While I did have a ticket to see RADIO LOVE on Saturday night, which would have been my last screening of the festival, when I got home after SEXYKILLER, I decided to call it a day. After all, when you’ve just indulged in dessert, the meal is over right? Selected as part of TIFF’s Midnight…

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Ryan McNeil
Uncategorized coen brothers, dark comedy, trailers

Burnin’ Love

June 11, 2008

So you’re The Coen Brothers. You’ve just won an Oscar for Best Director and Best Picture. Time to smell the roses and relax for a minute, no? Not a chance. This fall, our favorite fraternal misfits are back with yet another oddball movie, BURN AFTER READING. This time out, they’ve added Brad Pitt and John…

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Ryan McNeil
Uncategorized dark comedy, trailers

Chokin’ Kind

May 28, 2008

On my way into work this morning I finished reading the latest novel by Chuck Palahniuk. In case you didn’t know, Chuck wrote the novel Fight Club that the 1999 movie was based on. Nine years later, another one of his twisted stories is finally being adapted. Behold!

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Ryan McNeil
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