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It has been said that comedies are just dramas in disguise. In fact, the ability to evoke tears as well as laughter has long been held as a benchmark of success in movies, demonstrating that viewers will experience a broad array of emotions within a single story. Even so, audiences are still caught off-guard when they come across a movie that actually can make them laugh out loud and shed some tears along the way.
While some might be classified under the hybrid tragicomic genre, many popular films draw audiences in with the promise of laughter and a good time. They then surprise viewers with the depth of their stories, evoking strong emotions along with the characters. From retro classics like Steel Magnolias to more recent hits like Barbie, here are ten such movies that are great for audiences who need...
It has been said that comedies are just dramas in disguise. In fact, the ability to evoke tears as well as laughter has long been held as a benchmark of success in movies, demonstrating that viewers will experience a broad array of emotions within a single story. Even so, audiences are still caught off-guard when they come across a movie that actually can make them laugh out loud and shed some tears along the way.
While some might be classified under the hybrid tragicomic genre, many popular films draw audiences in with the promise of laughter and a good time. They then surprise viewers with the depth of their stories, evoking strong emotions along with the characters. From retro classics like Steel Magnolias to more recent hits like Barbie, here are ten such movies that are great for audiences who need...
- 11/13/2024
- by Madeline Matsumoto-Duyan
- CBR
[Editor’s Note: The following article contains spoilers for “The Terror: Infamy” Episode 6, “Taizo.”]
Monday’s episode of “The Terror: Infamy” finally tells the backstory of the ghost known as Yuko (Kiki Sukezane), who has been haunting Chester (Derek Mio), his friends, and his family during WWII. It turns out that in 1919, Yuko traveled to Terminal Island for an arranged marriage to Hideo Furuya (Eiji Inoue), but when she reveals she’s already pregnant by another man, he casts her out. Unable to care for her baby boy properly, she gives Taizo — now the grown-up Chester — away and kills herself by leaping off a bridge. The tragic circumstances surrounding her death creates an onnen, or a wild hunger, in her as she becomes the unsatisfied spirit known as the yurei.
While Yuko’s origin story explains why she’s been sticking around after her death, hints of her state of mind have been present from the start… in her clothing. Costume designer J.R. Hawbaker...
Monday’s episode of “The Terror: Infamy” finally tells the backstory of the ghost known as Yuko (Kiki Sukezane), who has been haunting Chester (Derek Mio), his friends, and his family during WWII. It turns out that in 1919, Yuko traveled to Terminal Island for an arranged marriage to Hideo Furuya (Eiji Inoue), but when she reveals she’s already pregnant by another man, he casts her out. Unable to care for her baby boy properly, she gives Taizo — now the grown-up Chester — away and kills herself by leaping off a bridge. The tragic circumstances surrounding her death creates an onnen, or a wild hunger, in her as she becomes the unsatisfied spirit known as the yurei.
While Yuko’s origin story explains why she’s been sticking around after her death, hints of her state of mind have been present from the start… in her clothing. Costume designer J.R. Hawbaker...
- 9/17/2019
- by Hanh Nguyen
- Indiewire
[Editor’s Note: The following article contains spoilers from “The Terror: Infamy” Episode 2, “All the Demons Are Still in Hell.”]
Jordan Peele’s groundbreaking 2017 film “Get Out” uses horror tropes to highlight the real-life gruesomeness of racism in America. And although “The Terror: Infamy” wasn’t directly inspired by that film, showrunner Alexander Woo acknowledges that viewers might deem the projects similar.
“I think it’s not an unfair comparison. ‘Get Out’ is a terrific movie… I think it does make you feel — if you are not — like someone who is a black person surrounded by a bunch of white people,” said Woo. “For only two hours, you get a sense of the isolation and the alienation you might feel.”
AMC’s “The Terror: Infamy” is a period drama that tells the WWII story of Japanese American internment through the lens of Japanese horror, specifically, the Japanese ghost stories known as kaidan.
“We’re hopefully trying to accomplish something very similar: that you’re inside the shoes or inside the...
Jordan Peele’s groundbreaking 2017 film “Get Out” uses horror tropes to highlight the real-life gruesomeness of racism in America. And although “The Terror: Infamy” wasn’t directly inspired by that film, showrunner Alexander Woo acknowledges that viewers might deem the projects similar.
“I think it’s not an unfair comparison. ‘Get Out’ is a terrific movie… I think it does make you feel — if you are not — like someone who is a black person surrounded by a bunch of white people,” said Woo. “For only two hours, you get a sense of the isolation and the alienation you might feel.”
AMC’s “The Terror: Infamy” is a period drama that tells the WWII story of Japanese American internment through the lens of Japanese horror, specifically, the Japanese ghost stories known as kaidan.
“We’re hopefully trying to accomplish something very similar: that you’re inside the shoes or inside the...
- 8/20/2019
- by Hanh Nguyen
- Indiewire
Stars: Mel Novak, Laurene Landon, David Prak, Jon Miguel, Olya Lvova, Nic D’Avirro, Arthur Roberts, Hidetoshi Imura, Eiji Inoue, William De Vital, Joe Estevez | Written by Doug Tochioka | Directed by Benny Tjandra, Doug Tochioka
A group of mercenaries hired as contract killers are hunted down by the Mafia, the Yakuza, the Russian Mob, and the Tongs all at once. Syndicate Smasher is an action flick which is a homage back to the action films of the 80’s where the good guys are hard as nails and the villain’s shoot as accurate as a blindfolded storm trooper. In the end the bodies are piled high in this cheesy but fun action film which is best described on IMDb, in the trivia section, as “eligible for Guinness world record of most gunshots in film history!” Which pretty much sums up what sort of movie you can expect.
The team of...
A group of mercenaries hired as contract killers are hunted down by the Mafia, the Yakuza, the Russian Mob, and the Tongs all at once. Syndicate Smasher is an action flick which is a homage back to the action films of the 80’s where the good guys are hard as nails and the villain’s shoot as accurate as a blindfolded storm trooper. In the end the bodies are piled high in this cheesy but fun action film which is best described on IMDb, in the trivia section, as “eligible for Guinness world record of most gunshots in film history!” Which pretty much sums up what sort of movie you can expect.
The team of...
- 4/11/2018
- by Philip Rogers
- Nerdly
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