Black Comedy Reviews

Superlative - everyone should see this

Great, a must-see if you like the genre

Good, a decent example of the genre

Watchable, but only for serious genre fans

Unwatchable

Half stars could have gone either way depending on mood.

Movie Name / Release Year	Summary	Date	Reviewer
La Madre Muerta (1993)	An important film for me	2024-04-04	Simon
The Runaway Pistol (2002)	Hyper-black	2024-01-14	Simon
The Missing Gun (2002)	Superlative cinema	2024-01-14	Simon
Men Suddenly in Black (2003)	One of Hong Kong's smartest comedies	2023-12-09	Simon
Once Upon A Time In Triad Society (1996)	Still razor sharp	2023-01-14	Simon
Gangs of Wasseypur (2012)	Extraordinary	2022-08-19	Simon
Muertos De Risa (1999)	...read review...	2022-07-28	Simon
Deadly Outlaw: Rekka (2002)	Absurd and poetic	2022-06-07	Simon
Rise of the Machine Girls (2019)	A fun throwback to the Golden Age of Japanese Splatter	2022-05-21	Simon
As Luck Would Have It (2011)	Non-essential	2022-05-19	Simon
The Bar (2017)	Probably the weakest Alex De-la Iglesia film	2021-11-13	Simon
Jam (2018)	A bit of a Sabu throwback	2021-09-29	Simon
Crimen Ferpecto (2004)	Lightweight and accessible De-la Iglesia	2021-09-18	Simon
Dog Soldiers (2002)	The dog soldier's bollocks	2021-08-16	Simon
My Big Night (2015)	Beautifully orchestrated chaos	2021-08-15	Simon
Perdita Durango (1997)	Delicious black comedy with memorable characters	2021-06-10	Simon
Mother (2009)	No memories of murder	2021-05-31	Simon
Braindead (1992)	A splatter masterpiece	2021-05-28	Simon
Bad Taste (1987)	The bastards have landed	2021-05-28	Simon
Acción Mutante (1993)	Wild and twisted genre mash-up	2021-05-19	Simon
The Host (2006)	Quirky monster movie with added social commentary	2021-05-16	Simon
Memories Of Murder (2003)	Murder, remembered	2021-05-09	Simon
Starship Troopers (1997)	Smart, subversive and gory as hell	2021-05-07	Simon
Matador (1986)	I've never seen anyone so happy	2021-04-30	Simon
Drive (2002)	Shut up and drive	2021-03-22	Simon
Hold Up Down (2005)	People who have little to forgive have little to love	2021-03-21	Simon
Unlucky Monkey (1998)	Crime and punishment	2021-03-15	Simon
Dangan Runner (1996)	Absurdity becomes transcendence	2021-03-11	Simon
Cold Fish (2011)	Life is Pain	2021-02-01	Simon
Love Exposure (2009)	It's holier than a hard-on. It's about love.	2021-01-16	Simon