Dark comedy is not a genre that was made for me. Though there are many exceptions to the rule, the comedies I most enjoy star actors such as Will Ferrell (
Old School, The Campaign, Step Brothers, The Other Guys), Adam Sandler (
Billy Madison,
Happy Gilmore, The Waterboy), Jason Segel (
I Love You, Man, Forgetting Sarah Marshall, The Five-Year Engagement, Sex Tape, or Ed Helms (
The Hangover, We’re the Millers, Vacation). Some of my other favorite comedies are
There’s Something About Mary, all three of The original-cast
American Pie films,
Meet the Parents, Daddy’s Home, Get Him to the Greek, Hall Pass, The Internship, and
Long Shot. Some comedies I greatly liked from my adolescence include
Uncle Buck, Parenthood, Father of the Bride, Three Amigos, National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation, The Money Pit, and
A League of Their Own.
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In an Oscar season that hasn’t been so much a run of disappointing movies as much as has been movies that didn’t whet the appetite, Martin McDonagh’s (
Seven Psychopaths, In Bruges)
Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri has a chance to finish in my Top 10 movies of the Year. In contrast, I wouldn’t have had a chance since I began writing this blog in 2010. While I enjoyed its dark theme, its complex characters, and even, to an extent, its quirkiness, this movie was close to perfect. It is a lock for the Best Picture nomination, which shows just how down the year 2017 is for the film.
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