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‘It’s a Disaster’ lays out the welcome (haz)mat for apocalypse
It’s a Disaster Directed & Written by Todd Berger USA, 2012 If that dead end Mayan calendar taught the world nothing else during the past few years, it did help us all to cozy up to the concept of complete annihilation. The subject became as familiar a part of our well-balanced small talk as the […] More
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Death Becomes Her
While sloppy at times, Robert Zemeckis’ Death Becomes Her is an often delicious trifle, of which the core ingredients are so rich that the film is as much fun as any of Zemeckis’ comedies (if not quite as polished). Death Become Her Directed by Robert Zemeckis Although it managed to walk away with the Best […] More
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Sound On Sight Radio Rewind: Episode #156 – Life During Wartime
Since his 1995 breakthrough Welcome to the Dollhouse, director Todd Solondz has been one of the most audacious and controversial voices to come out of recent American independent cinema, and thanks to the arrival at TIFF of his latest, Life During Wartime, Ricky and Simon decided to take on three of his demented, blackly funny […] More
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Sound On Sight Radio #156 – TIFF ’09 Report: Life During Wartime
Since his 1995 breakthrough Welcome to the Dollhouse, director Todd Solondz has been one of the most audacious and controversial voices to come out of recent American independent cinema, and thanks to the arrival at TIFF of his latest, Life During Wartime, Ricky and Simon decided to take on three of his demented, blackly funny […] More
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Fantasia 2009: Sound On Sight Podcast #135
Comedies are a tricky genre to critique because it all boils down to whether the film in question makes you laugh or not. There is nothing more subjective than comedy, and it is almost impossible for us to break down a joke and tell you why we find it funny; comedy is a serious business, […] More
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Sound On Sight Radio #124 – Misadventures in Las Vegas
This weekend saw Todd Philips’ “The Hangover” far outperforming expectations, but Philips is hardly the first to tackle the infamous city (and its associations) in the realm of studio comedy before, so we’ve decided to take take an hour and look at two Vegas-themed comedies – Peter Berg’s dark comedy “Very Bad Things” and Doug […] More
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Sound On Sight Radio #111 – Observe and Report
listen download show in a separate window Jody Hill’s first studio feature, “Observe and Report,” is already one of the year’s most contentious films; critics are divided right down the middle, including us. In our altest comedy special, ee hash out our differences while also exploring three connected films – Hill’s low-budget debut, “The Foot […] More
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Just For Laughs 2008: Baghead
Baghead 2008, USA directed by Jay and Mark Duplass At once a deconstruction of the creative process and an extended look at the mechanics of fear, Baghead is an engaging little indie that flirts with “mumblecore” drama, low-budget horror, and awkward comedy, before ultimately revealing itself as just one of them – it would qualify […] More
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Naked Lunch Radio #31 – Art School Confidential
listen now Download 1st hour Listen Now Download 2nd hour The term “alternative comics” is one of several labels applied to a range of comics that have appeared since about 1980, in the wake of the undergound comix movement of the late 1960s and early 70s. Typically, these are authored independently by a single creator; […] More
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Naked Lunch Radio #26 – Swatch Watches & Diet Coke Heads
listen now Download show Views on suicide have been influenced by cultural views on existential themes such as religion, honor, and the meaning of life. Most Western and Asian religions-the Abrahamic religions, Buddhism, Hinduism-consider suicide a dishonorable act; in the West it was regarded as a serious crime and offense against God due to religious […] More