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The hilarious end of the world of 8 ill-prepared people. |
| I think the question on everyone’s mind is since when are end of the world movies actually good? In the past two years from “Melancholia” to “Seeking a Friend for the End of the World” to “This is the End” we’ve had a number of solid to downright brilliant end of the world movies and now “It’s a Disaster” fits neatly in the middle. | 2012 Directed by: Todd Berger Screenplay by: Todd Berger Starring: David Cross and Julia Stiles | |
| The 1970s meet the 2010s. By-the-book smarts meet reckless street smarts. Female buddy comedy meets cop drama. The above combinations result in some pretty funny jokes and humour of all sorts. “The Heat” isn’t a particularly good movie, but I think they knew that and went straight for the comedy, or should I say, went wildly for the comedy. | 2013 Directed by: Paul Feig Screenplay by: Katie Dippold Starring: Melissa McCarthy and Sandra Bullock | |
 |  Takes a dark comedy premise and makes it funny only and light on discernment. |
| The Brass Teapot tells the story of a young married couple Alice (Juno Temple) and John (Michael Angarano). They’re educated but under-employed; they have friends but no money or safety net. After brazenly stealing a teapot from a strange antiques store, Alice discovers that the teapot produces money whenever they hurt themselves. The perfect premise for a dark comedy. Giving us humour while it pushes Alice and John and the audience towards the sharp edges of humanity. | 2012 Directed by: Ramaa Mosley Screenplay by: Tim Macy and Ramaa Mosley Starring: Juno Temple and Michael Angarano | |