This weekend kick back with two slightly morbid movies (one is a dark comedy while the other is a shocking foreign film) and a coming of age tale that didn’t get the praise it deserved when it originally hit theaters. Enjoy!
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1. Killer Joe
This 2011 dark comedy has been called “Southern Gothic,” which, given its Texas setting and chronicle of a killer named Joe makes perfect sense. Upfront I must admit, the movie is a little weird (there is a scene involving fried chicken and sex), but when you get past those bumps, the story of murder, insurance scams, contract killers and sex gets really good.
Matthew McConaughey has a standout (and might I add really sexy!) role as Joe, the police detective by day and contract killer by night who helps a son murder his mother for insurance money. At it’s core, it’s a tale of a greedy family who gets in way over their heads. (NC-17, 102 min)
2. Fresh
Though not as famous as say “Juice” or “Boyz N the Hood,” the 1994 Boaz Yakin directed film “Fresh” is a bonafide hood classic. Centering around a 12-year-old kid named Michael who runs drugs for gangsters, Fresh is an emotional coming of age story with a revealing look of the crack epidemic in NY. Samuel L. Jackson & Giancarlo Esposito also star in this incredible film. (R, 114 min)
3. The Housemaid
This 2010 South Korean film (yes, it’s in subtitles) is a bit melodramatic, but that is a huge part of its charm. It centers around a young lady named Eun-yi who becomes involved in a destructive love triangle while working as a housemaid for an upper-class family. She finds herself up against the two women she works for; women who have wealth, power, and absolutely no conscience. The affair is predictable, but the route she takes to enact revenge once it is revealed is shocking! (unrated, 106 min)
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