Saw What We Do in the Shadows, a mockumentary about four vampire dudes sharing a house in New Zealand. It's a comedy where the humor derives from understatement and reality getting in the way of cinematic notions, highfalutin language giving way to 'er's and 'you know's. The plot is that a new, young guy is inducted into the vampire household and has to uneasily fit in. He can't quite get the hang of flying and butts heads with the previous youngest. But the real point is to just keep the film moving along, as the vampires bicker over chores and house rules and clubs. I liked it.
One of the best characters (used sparingly) is the eldest vampire, a bald, ugly, Nosferatu-like guy who stares uncomprehending at them as they ask him to tidy up the bones around his coffin, blinking like a lizard as they explain that this human coming over is really cool and a really nice guy so he probably shouldn't eat him, if that's okay, you know? I loved all that.
The film was apparently made into a show and it's not hard to see why - it has the airy, floating feel of something that could amiably ramble on forever, having little adventures and dealing with police, and internet auctions, and ex-girlfriends. There's vague world-building hints of a group of zombies and werewolves, all similarly befuddled and apathetic. It's a nice little amble of a movie.
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