Everyone knows in regards to the Marvel Cinematic Universe, the newly rebooted DC Universe, and even Sony’s Spider-Man Universe. However perhaps, simply perhaps, at some point we’ll get the Tobacco Verse. If that occurs, it will all begin right here, with the discharge of the absurdist French superhero comedy Smoking Causes Coughing.
Written and directed by Quentin Dupieux, the director of flicks comparable to Rubber and Fallacious, Smoking Causes Coughing follows an elite crew of crime fighters referred to as Tobacco Power. Named after lethal elements in cigarettes, they’re world-renowned heroes who journey the world preventing dangerous guys. Nevertheless, this film itself takes place in between these adventures. Right here’s the trailer.
The very bizarre, very gross trailer (which, sure, we’re quoted in) doesn’t fairly make it clear however many of the movie isn’t Tobacco Power preventing crime. It’s in there and it’s nice. However greater than that, it’s an anthology movie as every member of the crew tries to outdo the others by telling scary tales. Solely the tales aren’t scary. They’re simply actually, actually odd.
We noticed the movie final yr at Incredible Fest and whereas on the time it didn’t have a U.S. launch, it’s now set to hit theaters and on demand March 31. As you possibly can learn in our evaluation, that is extra of an absurdist comedy that makes use of superheroes as a hook, and it’s just a little everywhere, however it’s by no means boring or predictable. In actual fact, it’s incessantly laugh-out-loud hilarious. Effectively value a rental or watch in the event you’re into that sort of stuff. Which we very a lot are.
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