Poor Things: A Rapturously Fantastical Comedy About Female Liberation

November 16, 2023 / Aaron Haughton

Yorgos Lanthimos reteams with Emma Stone and Tony McNamara for his latest extravagant and strange offering, Poor Things, which earned him a Golden Lion at the Venice International Film Festival. Based on the Scottish novel by Alasdair Gray, the film is a wildly imaginative and wickedly funny dark comedy, rich in theme, character, and color, that combines elements of gothic romance, fantasy, and sci-fi into an absolutely unforgettable cinematic confection.

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tags / 2023 Film, 2023 Films, Yorgos Lanthimos, Emma Stone, Tony McNamara, Adaptations, Sci-fi, Romance, Comedy, Absurdist Comedy, Fantasy, Willem Dafoe, Mark Ruffalo, Christopher Abbott, Films based on books

Fantastic Fest 2023: Neil Ferron's Short Film "Fishmonger" Is A Delightfully Strange Catch

September 24, 2023 / Aaron Haughton

Thar she blows! Writer/director Neil Ferron creates a wild, weird, and wonderful wave of mermaid mutilation with his short film, Fishmonger. The film had its world premiere at this year’s Fantastic Fest and was even one of the first shorts to be programmed as a part of festival’s Burnt End section, a collection of films that “shatter all traditional borders of taste and convention."

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tags / Fantastic Fest, Fantastic Fest 2023, FF23, Nothing But Movies, I Love Cinema, Genre Film, Film Festival, Austin Texas, Alamo Drafthouse, Neil Ferron, Jack McDonald, Augustine So, Dominic Burgess, Robert Eggers, The Lighthouse, Fishmonger, The Shape Of Water, Terry Gilliam, Ingmar Bergman, Pee-Wee's Big Adventure, Brazil, Old Gregg, Comedy, Short Film Review, Burnt Ends, Absurdist Cinema, Absurdist Comedy, Horror Comedy, Dark Comedy, Supernatural

Bottoms: A Ferociously Funny Teen Sex Satire

August 23, 2023 / Aaron Haughton

Following the success of Shiva Baby, Emma Seligman returns with Bottoms, an outrageously over-the-top sendup of American teen sex comedies. Rereading with Rachel Sennett (who also co-wrote the screenplay alongside Seligman) and adding Ayo Edebiri into the mix, the film delivers one razor-sharp and hilarious satirical haymaker that will have you spurting blood and laughter.

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Killing of a Sacred Deer: Yorgos Lanthimos’ Awkward Atmospheric Revenge Film

November 07, 2017 / Aaron Haughton

Yorgos Lanthimos first exploded on the scene with his film Dogtooth and has been flooring critics with his unique brand of dry-humored and awkward absurdism. Last year’s effort The Lobster (also featuring Colin Farrell) was a highly praised oddball rom-com with a premise that sounded like it couldn’t fail, but left many moviegoers divided. The same will be evident with his latest film, The Killing of a Sacred Deer, an ominous and brooding, albeit bizarre, revenge thriller of horrific proportions.

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tags / Yorgos Lanthimos, Colin Farrell, Sunny Suljic, Barry Keoghan, Nicole Kidman, Raffey Cassidy, Viddy Well, Comedy, Absurdist Comedy, Horror Film, Horror Comedy, Greek Tragedy

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Poor Things: A Rapturously Fantastical Comedy About Female Liberation

Fantastic Fest 2023: Neil Ferron's Short Film "Fishmonger" Is A Delightfully Strange Catch

Bottoms: A Ferociously Funny Teen Sex Satire

Killing of a Sacred Deer: Yorgos Lanthimos’ Awkward Atmospheric Revenge Film