One of the toughest things to do in film making is to take a true story or biography and make it into a comedy. Called The Wolf of Wall Street, it’s a factual tale that takes you into the underbelly of a corrupt stock broker who swindles huge amounts of money from many investors […]
Posts Tagged ‘Dark Comedy’
Wolf of Wall Street, Rings the Bell (Film Review)
December 23rd, 2013 
John Delia 
Posted in ARTICLES BY AUTHOR, FEATURES AND INDEPENDENT, John Delia, MAJOR MOTION PICS, MOVIES, RANTS & REVIEWS 
Tags: Dark Comedy, Drama, Rated R, True Story 
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Chaos, Mayhem and Comedy It’s The Family (Film Review)
September 13th, 2013 John Delia A fine cast, a notable director and some very nice camerawork create Luc Besson’s newest film The Family. Delivering a lot of family angst mixed with a good measure of chaos the movie works its way into the kind of dark comedy that often takes a chunk out of the box-office. Starring Robert De […]
Pain & Gain, A Dark Comedy (Film Review)
April 25th, 2013 John Delia Continuing to make exciting films Michael Bay releases Pain & Gain a movie that’s reminiscent of his storytelling with the wild and enthusiastic Bad Boys, but far from his explosive films like Transformers and Armageddon. Here he takes you on a roller coaster ride with a true crime story, a dark comedy that gets […]
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THIN ICE, Delightfully Deceiving (Film Review)
February 16th, 2012 John Delia It seems like ages that a movie featuring a good cunning tale unraveled on the big screen and I’m happy to say Thin Ice fits the bill. A smartly written well-acted story with so many twists and turns I found myself wondering, “How did I not see that coming”? It’s a deceiving, manipulative and […]
