Man Bites Dog (1992)

I haven't watched this Belgian film for a while and had just about forgotten how very black it is.  Conceived, written, co-directed and starring three film school students, it was a big hit in Cannes winning the critics and youth awards.  The simple storyline is that a hand-to-mouth film crew are documenting the exploits of a serial killer as he explains his techniques, the tricks of the trade and how to dispose of bodies.  He's not too particular who he kills or how many, as long as he makes some profit on the transaction.  As the crew becomes more involved they also become more immoral and end up participating.  The movie has something in common with "Henry, Portrait of a Serial Killer", but it far jollier in its approach to slaughter.  Tongues are very definitely in the film-makers' cheeks.  The punchline is that there are other killers out there being shadowed by other camera crews and survival is a moot point.