Cringe & Mock

So. . .

What is cringe?

This American Life: Episode 182 Cringe

And, now, a quick review of Todd Solondz's film Welcome to the Dollhouse

Welcome to the Dollhouse review

And a clip: Dollhouse Toilet Scene

And a later film, first the review then some clips: Happiness review

Happiness (What a Horrible Sister Clip)


Happiness (Meet Christina)


Happiness (Meet Dad at 5 min)


Happiness (Sick I)


Happiness (Authenticity at 5 min )


Happiness (How not to Wake Up 2 min)


Happiness (Police at 3 min)


Happiness (at 7 min)


Happiness (Is Ice Cream)


Happiness (Reality v Fantasy)


Happiness (Oh. . . paint on the house. . . )


and the last one:
Happiness (Happy Boy)


And then there's Neil Labute, also known for his cringe-inducing films, such as In the Company of Men and Your Friends and Neighbors

Here's a clip:


Alright, so that's cringe.

What's this?

Gamers
Gamers Trailer

And a clip: Prom Cousin Lactation

And mocumentary. . .

Christopher Guest's Best In Show (Starbucks!)


And Busy Bee:


And one more:


Then, Series 7: The Contenders:
Series 7: The Contenders

And an earlier mock-mentary:
Swiss Spaghetti Harvest

How to Irritate People: Airplane

And closer to a hoax-joke:
Zelig

And Peter Jackson's Forgotten Silver
Forgotten Silver

And then back to radio:
NPR Hoaxes

Orson Well's apology:
Orson Well's Surprise

For this (at 5 min)
Orson Wells Part 1

Orson Wells Part 3