Bex Bradshaw’s A Bad Romance is a quirky, dark romantic comedy that finds a fun narrative to locate within the date night gone wrong trope. The film opens with a series of shots of a vintage car in an abandoned parking lot, the driver going through cycles of emotion within a matter of minutes. From… Continue reading A Bad Romance: A Well-Done Recipe for a Bad Date and A Fork to Stick in it
Tag: Dark Comedy
Boomslang 3: The Blood, Disdain and Snobbery Continues
The third instalment in the Boomslang series, Justin Schwan’s Boomslang 3: Your Future takes the viewer back to the titular Erik Boomslang, returned fresh from a murder. This time, the victims of his scorn are a psychic and her assistant. The stage is set before Erik (Ryan Vincent) dives into the scene. A psychic (June,… Continue reading Boomslang 3: The Blood, Disdain and Snobbery Continues
Going Down South: Crime and Brotherhood on a Fateful Morning
Joshua Paul Messarge’s Going Down South is a dark comedy that explores a crucial turning point in the lives of two brothers who live a life of crime. In this 20-minute film, circumstances bring Mickey and Donnie to a point where their lives could change forever in the best or worst of ways. The narrative… Continue reading Going Down South: Crime and Brotherhood on a Fateful Morning
The History of Nipples: Dark Comedy, Dark Red Horror
Bailey Tom Bailey’s The History of Nipples has taken one man’s existential crisis caused by his nipples and turned it into a horror-comedy that is as fun as it is sincerely horrifying without going overboard. This, despite graphic self-mutilation (the trick that the film uses is to present it without loud dramatisation). Ron Burt (Joseph… Continue reading The History of Nipples: Dark Comedy, Dark Red Horror
Boomslang 2: The Dinner: Return To A Serial Killer And His Exacting Tastes
Justin Schwan’s Boomslang 2: The Dinner sees the return of the eponymous Erik Boomslang. Written by Allen Osborne (who also wrote Boomslang), the film is set in a restaurant and weaves together two storylines that unite in an opportunity for Erik to indulge in his murderous hobby. Arriving at The Second Wife, Erik demands a… Continue reading Boomslang 2: The Dinner: Return To A Serial Killer And His Exacting Tastes