WHAT WE DO IN THE SHADOWS (2014)

It's so hard to do comedy and horror together, with the just the right blend of each - but it's done masterfully in the New Zealand-set film What We Do in the Shadows, already one of my favorite movies of the year, as we follow the lives of four German vampire flatmates, reality TV show-style, and their daily problems of living as the undead.  There's the fussy Viago, the rebellious Deacon, the older-than-the-ages Vladislav ... and Peter, who is a dead ringer for Nosferatu and rarely leaves the basement other than to hunt (he also has a few anger issues, it seems).  Whether chiding Deacon for not following the Chore Wheel and doing his dishes, to tips on not ruining Viago's sofa by spreading newspapers and towels before killing your victims, the film is hysterical, oddly charming, and with amazingly terrific special effects that add to what already feels like a very real (if a bit nuts) mockumentary.  Wonderfully daft, lovingly made, and HIGHLY recommended. (not rated)  A

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