A drama critic discovers his sweet aunts are serial murderers, leading to darkly comic and briskly paced mayhem.
Campy and pulpy, with dry wit. A date-night pick at a brisk pace. Emotionally it carries some weight.
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Mortimer Brewster, a newspaper drama critic, playwright, and author known for his diatribes against marriage, suddenly falls in love and gets married; but when he makes a quick trip home to tell his two maiden aunts, he finds out his aunts' hobby - killing lonely old men and burying them in the cellar!
Yes. It lands on a happy note.
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A Fish Called Wanda (1988)Dry wit · campy · party watch · briskA diamond heist unravels into darkly comic chaos with a brisk, witty, and broadly humorous chase.
Some Like It Hot (1959)Dry wit · whimsical · date night · briskTwo musicians on the run from the mob find love and laughs disguised as women in a brisk, witty caper.
The Wolf of Wall Street (2013)Dark satire · gritty · full attention · strong violenceA relentless, darkly comic ride through a world of pulpy excess and financial corruption.Arsenic and Old Lace is on our Cozy fall and Classics (pre-1970) lists.
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