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December 9, 2011

Friday Film Review: Bad Santa

JayneFilm Reviewsblack comedy / Christmas Stories / crime / Friday Film Review11 Comments

Bad Santa (aka Bad(der) Santa) (2003) Genre: Holiday/Crime/Comedy Grade: B “Can I at least take the hat off?” – Willie “No, I love the hat!” – Sue Don’t get me wrong. I love Christmas. I love decorating my trees and the outside porch. I love it when someone opens my ... more >

September 9, 2011

Friday Film Review: Ruthless People

JayneFilm Reviewsblack comedy / Friday Film Review / revenge-plot25 Comments

Ruthless People (1986) Genre: Crime Comedy Grade: B+ It’s hard for me to believe this film is 25 years old now. Time flies…But while the styles and fashions are (thankfully) long gone, I still laugh my head off at the funny lines, great performances and intricate plot. Most of the ... more >

March 4, 2011

Friday Film Review: Undertaking Betty

JayneFilm Reviewsblack comedy / Friday Film Review / second chances13 Comments

Undertaking Betty (aka Plots with a View) (2002) Genre: Romance/Black Comedy Grade: B- I like Brenda Blethyn, Alfred Molina, Christopher Walken and Robert Pugh and the premise sounded fun so I rented this from Netflix not expecting more than an enjoyable hour and a half of entertainment. That’s about what ... more >

August 27, 2010

Friday Film Review: (National Lampoon’s) Vacation

JayneFilm Reviewsblack comedy / Friday Film Review / spoof15 Comments

(National Lampoon’s) Vacation (1983) Genre: Spoof/Dark Comedy Grade: B Back in 1983, a friend and I had nothing better to do one Saturday than catch some movies. We chose “Krull” and “National Lampoon’s Vacation.” You can see which movie I’ve chosen to review. [nggallery id=102] When Clark W. Griswold (Chevy ... more >

Raising Arizona
August 13, 2010

Friday Film Review: Raising Arizona

JayneFilm Reviewsblack comedy / Friday Film Review20 Comments

Raising Arizona (1987) Genre: I can’t categorize this one. Comedy, drama, screwball? Grade: A My initial exposure to “Raising Arizona” was in the theater when it was first released. A friend talked me into going to it and thus I had no clue what I was getting myself into. At ... more >

The Pig Did It
August 9, 2010

REVIEW: The Pig Did It by Joseph Caldwell

JayneB- Reviewsblack comedy / Contemporary / Ireland9 Comments

“The world, young man, you’ll find, is the strangest place in which we’re ever going to live. And strangest of all is the people in it.” Dear. Mr. Caldwell, The title alone, “The Pig Did It,” was sufficient to make me want to at least try this novel of love, ... more >

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