http://www.avclub.com/content/topics/Deadpan_comedy/feed en-us http://www.avclub.com/content/cinema/the_bothersome_man?utm_source=from_tag In this deadpan comedy from Norway, a man’s pristine new life makes him feel suicidal. Fri, 24 Aug 2007 01:17:54 -0400 World_Cinema Norwegian_film Comedy_Movie Deadpan_comedy Black_Comedy_Movie Jen_Lien Trond_Fausa_Aurvag Aki_Kaurismaki Roy_Andersson Groundhog_Day Cinema Review Noel_Murray 65590_368e73ed070386da068506dd3ff59ff6 http://www.avclub.com/content/cinema/rocket_science?utm_source=from_tag The winning feature debut from <i>Spellbound</i> director Jeffrey Blitz follows a stutterer's attempts to perform on his high-school debate team. Fri, 10 Aug 2007 11:58:22 -0400 Comedy_Movie Deadpan_comedy Jeffrey_Blitz Coming-of-age Reece_Daniel_Thompson Anna_Kendrick Spellbound high_school Cinema Review Scott_Tobias 65026_b3c3ba707ca58e131f0c79a80da387f2 http://www.avclub.com/content/cinema/you_kill_me?utm_source=from_tag When an alcoholic hitman (Ben Kingsley) from Buffalo gets sent to dry out in San Francisco, he's the ultimate fish out of water. Thu, 21 Jun 2007 16:08:27 -0400 Scott_Tobias Review Cinema John_Dahl Ben_Kingsley Téa_Leoni Luke_Wilson Philip_Baker_Hall Dennis_Farina Bill_Pullman Fish-out-of-water Deadpan_comedy Comedy_Movie 63090_0dcab76bff0b563c92e270f848d801f2 http://www.avclub.com/content/cinema/lights_in_the_dusk?utm_source=from_tag The latest from Finnish minimalist Aki Kaurismäki stands up for another of Helsinki's miserable bastards. Fri, 15 Jun 2007 12:06:05 -0400 Comedy_Movie Deadpan_comedy Maria_Heiskanen The_Man_Without_A_Past Cinema Review Scott_Tobias 62845_521578c86528ad9a2751d77dac91914b http://www.avclub.com/content/cinema/eagle_vs_shark?utm_source=from_tag The <i>Napoleon Dynamite</i> phenomenon claims its first victim with this quirky misfire about the socially inept. Fri, 15 Jun 2007 11:52:37 -0400 Tasha_Robinson Review Cinema Napoleon_Dynamite Flight_Of_The_Conchords Taika_Cohen Joel_Tobeck Jemaine_Clement Loren_Horsley Deadpan_comedy Comedy_Movie 62843_0d46d56d249758c30bf261a33a6a8a8b http://www.avclub.com/content/cinema/fay_grim?utm_source=from_tag With this sequel to <i>Henry Fool</i>, director Hal Hartley enters a hall of mirrors. Is this his <i>8 1/2 </i>or his <i>Jay And Silent Bob Strike Back</i>? Thu, 17 May 2007 16:30:33 -0400 Nathan_Rabin Review Cinema Hal_Hartley Parker_Posey Jeff_Goldblum James_Urbaniak Jean-Luc_Godard Thomas_Jay_Ryan spy_movie sequel Deadpan_comedy 61791_919881d86addcb6d2ee64b39e75e296b