Sometimes a film makes perfect sense: Point A to point B, no problem. But then there are the ones that make you go: “HUH?” These are all great films! But they are different, strange, and down right weird. And I’m here for it. Here, in no particular order, are my …
Read More »Overlook Film Festival: ‘Smoking Causes Coughing’ (2022) – Review
The team that Smoking Causes Coughing focuses on, Tobacco Force, are Power Ranger expies that use the chemical components of cigarettes but are “heroes” fighting off human-sized rubber monsters. There is no indication these monsters present a threat to anything beyond what the team says, and even kids above 6 …
Read More »‘SMOKING CAUSES COUGHING’ (2022) Review: Smoking Causes Laughing
Absurdist fiction is a favorite subgenre of mine that Quentin Dupieux does well. I will say that while you can never really know what to expect from a Dupieux film, I think the trailer for Smoking Causes Coughing gave me a fairly different impression of what the movie would be. …
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