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Subgenre Sampler

 
Vampire in BrooklynVampire in Brooklyn (1995)
Dir. Wes Craven
Feat. Eddie Murphy, Angela Bassett
Eddie Murphy and the ever–dynamic Angela Bassett team up for horror specialist Wes Craven, who injects a mix of comedy and gothic romance into…
Curse of the Starving ClassCurse of the Starving Class (1994)
Dir. J. Michael McClary
Feat. James Woods, Kathy Bates
Black comedy depicting a hellish family of white–trash farmers, incl. an alcoholic James Woods and wife Kathy Bates. Based on a Sam Shepard…
Duckman (TV Series)Duckman (TV Series) (1994-1997)
Feat. Jason Alexander
An animated black–comedy sitcom adapted from a one–off comic book that is centred around a lascivious, widowed, self–loathing duck…
Ref, TheRef, The (1994) Recommended
Dir. Ted Demme
Feat. Denis Leary, Judy Davis, Kevin Spacey
Jewel thief Denis Leary takes refuge at the home of married squabblers Judy Davis and Kevin Spacey on the eve of a Christmas family reunion.…
Spanking the MonkeySpanking the Monkey (1994) Aro Favourite
Dir. David O. Russell
Feat. Jeremy Davies, Elizabeth Newett, Benjamin Hendrickson
The awkwardness of youth is brilliantly captured in this provocative tragi–comedy, another maverick success story from the US indie scene. A…
Takin' Over the Asylum (TV Series) Takin' Over the Asylum (TV Series) (1994)
Dir. David Blair
Feat. David Tennant, Ken Stott
Well–made television series that follows the fortunes of a hospital radio DJ working in a Glasgow mental asylum where he befriends a manic…
Wes Craven's New NightmareWes Craven's New Nightmare (1994) Recommended
Dir. Wes Craven
Feat. Heather Langenkamp, Robert Englund, Miko Hughes
Ingenious post–script to the tired NIGHTMARE ON ELM ST. franchise in which castmembers of the previous films (playing themselves), too, become…
Addams Family ValuesAddams Family Values (1993)
Dir. Barry Sonnenfeld
Feat. Anjelica Huston, Raul Julia, Christopher Lloyd
Not bad sequel focuses less on Gomez & Morticia, and gets more comic mileage from the rest of the gang.
Deadly AdviceDeadly Advice (1993) Recommended
Dir. Mandie Fletcher
Feat. Jane Horrocks, Brenda Fricker, Jonathan Pryce
A wicked little black comedy about murder in small, genteel provincial town on the Welsh borders. The twist is to have the bickering ghosts of…
Serial MomSerial Mom (1993)
Dir. John Waters
Feat. Kathleen Turner
Prickly domestic satire stars Kathleen Turner as the perfect mom – one who'll go to murderous lengths to protect her family.…

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