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Subgenre Sampler

 
Life Without Dick (2001)
Dir. Bix Skahill
Feat. Sarah Jessica Parker, Harry Connick Jnr.
Mildly black comedy has a doe–eyed Sarah Jessica Parker accidently offing her boyfriend and resorting to hitman Harry Connick Jnr (who has…
Monkey BoneMonkey Bone (2001)
Dir. Henry Selick
Feat. Brendan Fraser, Bridget Fonda, Whoopi Goldberg
Bizarre, original and at times downright nasty, this not–for–kids comedy concerns the life–and–death voyage of cartoonist…
NovocaineNovocaine (2001)
Dir. David Atkins
Feat. Steve Martin, Laura Dern, Helena Bonham Carter
Dentist Steve Martin is singled out for bad luck in this noir black comedy, that conflates Coen Bros–type weird mishaps, great casting and a…
Six Feet Under - Season 1 (TV Series)Six Feet Under - Season 1 (TV Series) (2001) Aro Favourite
Feat. Peter Krause, Michael C. Hall, Frances Conroy
The acclaimed, innovative HBO comedy–drama about an extremely dysfunctional family that operate a funeral home presided over by their deceased…
StorytellingStorytelling (2001)
Dir. Todd Solondz
Feat. John Goodman, Selma Blair, Franke Potente
Continuing to plumb the depths of controversy, the dir. of HAPPINESS tells more stories of the depressed and cruel inhabitants of American suburbia,…
TanguyTanguy (2001) Recommended
Dir. Etienne Chatiliez
Feat. Sabine Azema, Andre Dussollier, Laurent Chouchan
A crowd–pleasing French comedy set around the efforts of a middle–aged couple to surreptitiously get their 28–year–old son to…
101 Reykjavik101 Reykjavik (2000) Recommended
Dir. Baltasar Kormakur
Feat. Baltasar Kormakur, Victoria Abril
An endearingly skewed yet unexpectedly poignant sex comedy moored in the 30–below temperatures of the Icelandic winter, about a…
Barking Dogs Never BiteBarking Dogs Never Bite (Flandersui gae) (2000) Recommended
Dir. Joon-ho Bong
Feat. Doona Bae
An accomplished black comedy from Korea, which follows an unemployed lecturer's annoyance with the barking of neighbourhood dogs through to its…
Chuck and BuckChuck and Buck (2000) Recommended
Dir. Miguel Arteta
Feat. Chris Weitz, Mike White, Paul Weitz
Squirmingly funny independent film that makes exemplary use of its small budget with a sustained, original script and handsome digital videography.…
Human Remains (TV Series)Human Remains (TV Series) (2000) Recommended
Feat. Rob Brydon, Julia Davis
BBC black comedy mockumentary style series centred around six different offbeat couples, one per episode, candidly revealing their kooky home lives.…

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