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Four Lions

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Post published:September 24, 2020
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2010
Comedy, Crime, Drama

A group of young Muslim men living in Sheffield decide to wage jihad, and they hatch an inept plan to become suicide bombers. Omar and Waj have a brief, disastrous run at a Pakistan training camp, while Faisal works on an unlikely scheme to train birds to carry bombs.

A phenomenally good movie investigating the roots of terror acts. These movies always have a risk to look documentary or too dramatic, but this one nails it. It shows things…

Defendor

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Post published:September 24, 2020
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2009
Drama, Action, Comedy, Crime

A crooked cop, a mob boss and the young girl they abuse are the denizens of a city’s criminal underworld. It’s a world that ordinary Arthur Poppington doesn’t understand and doesn’t belong in, but is committed to fighting when he changes into a vigilante super-hero of his own making, Defendor. With no power other than courage Defendor takes to the streets to protect the city’s innocents.

An intelligent take on superhero black comedy. It’s hard to imagine this movie without Harrelson, but I also like the director’s choice not to over-dramatize. Better than Kick-Ass, I’d say,…

A Film with Me in It

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Post published:September 22, 2020
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2008
Comedy, Thriller, Mystery

A dissolute scriptwriter and a dejected actor become unwittingly drawn into a labyrinthine mess when several people experience bizarre accidental deaths in their flat. Though the men didn’t deliberately cause any of the incidents, they fear that they will be unfairly pegged as murderers if they relay information to the cops, and promptly set about disposing of the corpses in gruesome ways.

Not sure if I love the movie or the title more, but both are just sublime. A very recommended watch for the British comedy fans.

I Sell the Dead

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Post published:September 22, 2020
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2008
Comedy, Drama, Horror

18th century justice catches up with a pair of grave robbers. With only a few hours to go before his date with the guillotine, Arthur Blake (Monaghan) tells his life story to Father Francis Duffy (Ron Perlman). Before long, Arthur spills the beans on how he got started in the grim corpse peddling business with seasoned ghoul Willie Grimes.

A hilarious comedy that doesn’t follow any of the Hollywood’s rules. The humor is dark without going into drama as opposed to many movies of this genre.

A Serious Man

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Post published:September 22, 2020
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2009
Comedy, Drama

It is 1967, and Larry Gopnik, a physics professor at a quiet Midwestern university, has just been informed by his wife Judith that she is leaving him. She has fallen in love with one of his more pompous acquaintances Sy Ableman.

It doesn’t get any better than this. The most personal and the best movie from my favorite directors and could the best movie I have ever seen. It’s going to…

The Men Who Stare at Goats

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Post published:September 22, 2020
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2009
Comedy, War

A reporter in Iraq might just have the story of a lifetime when he meets Lyn Cassady, a guy who claims to be a former member of the U.S. Army’s New Earth Army, a unit that employs paranormal powers in their missions.

This one falls into the top of my comedy list. It has a classy unique style, an edge between absurd and reality which doesn’t reveal if the movie is serious…

In the Loop

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Post published:September 22, 2020
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2009
Comedy

The US President and the UK Prime Minister are planning on launching a war in the Middle East, but—behind the scenes—government officials and advisers are either promoting the war or are trying to prevent it.

A political satire masterpiece. This movie is so fast paced it’s actually hard to concentrate, but then you realize it’s about people talking non-stop and nothing happening.

In Bruges

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Post published:September 22, 2020
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2008
Comedy, Drama, Crime

Ray and Ken, two hit men, are in Bruges, Belgium, waiting for their next mission. While they are there they have time to think and discuss their previous assignment. When the mission is revealed to Ken, it is not what he expected.

A top class British comedy, taking place in Bruges. It has an amazing cast, entertaining script, a perfect execution, but that’s not it. The best part is how they manage…

Death at a Funeral

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Post published:September 22, 2020
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2007
Comedy, Drama

A myriad of outrageous calamities befall an eccentric English clan with more than a few skeletons in its closets, when its patriarch dies an unexpected death. Soon, every complication imaginable befall the grief-stricken mourners.

One of the funniest movies ever. I don’t know if it’s the script itself or that the actors were really up for it, but the result is a smart and…

Hot Fuzz

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Post published:September 22, 2020
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2007
Crime, Action, Comedy

As a former London constable, Nicholas Angel finds it difficult to adapt to his new assignment in the sleepy British village of Sandford. Not only does he miss the excitement of the big city, but he also has a well-meaning oaf for a partner. However, when a series of grisly accidents rocks Sandford, Angel smells something rotten in the idyllic village.

Starts as hilarious comedy, then gets weirder and weirder to the point where it enters the absurd territory. All of it done in such class that it’s only to the…

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