Tag: comedy
1979 in Film: “10”
This is a look back at “10“, a film by Blake Edwards, that I also like to consider: “Julie Andrews is way too good to…
EIFF Exclusive Review: Extreme Job
I will get the chicken puns out of the way… Extreme Job is clucking amazing. This is an egg-cellent film. You’re going to want to…
Rewind – 2007 in Film: Superbad
Superbad is more than just a film. It’s a nostalgia-filled, coming-of-age time capsule. And it’ll always be funny. It’s been 12 years and it still…
Rewind: 1967 in Film – Playtime
I sometimes wonder how a film like Playtime can exist. Imagine being Jacques Tati going to a studio asking for financing to basically create your…
Destination: Dewsbury – Review
Destination: Dewsbury is a laugh-out-loud comedy from the mind of the young genius known as Jack Spring. Spring has an abundance of talent, and is…
Coming Soon: Burning Men, New Indpendent British 'Road' Movie
When you hear the words ‘Road movie’ you probably envision Easy Rider or On the Road, certainly nothing based in the UK. So when I…
Laughs Galore: A Guide to Ealing Comedies
You may have heard the term ‘Ealing comedy’, but I suspect that many of those who aren’t of a certain era or live outside the…
Watch: Tribute video – Robin Williams …a friend like you
Man oh man. How do you pay your respects to man who is no longer with us? And not just in the literal sense. A…
M*A*S*H: When Robert Altman Went To War And Made Us Laugh
Robert Altman really didn’t want to make M*A*S*H (Mobile Army Surgical Hospital) with a lead actor or one particular plot. This was to be an…
Bringing Up Baby: How the Coen Brothers Delivered a Classic Comedy with Raising Arizona
Only the Coen’s could manage to make the tale of child snatching funny. There’s so many frankly hilarious moments in Raising Arizona, that the film…
Flick v. Metzler 1999: Election Review
A presidential race between a popular yet unqualified male against a more driven and overqualified female? Hmmm..sounds a lot like the 2016 Presidential race. However,…
Romantic Comedy Review: Off the Menu
I’m not a huge fan of romantic comedies, I often find them cheesy, predictable, unrealistic and cliched; however I found Jay Silverman’s Off The Menu to…
Original Screenplay Feud: Get Out v. Three Billboards
While those of us Oscar predictors are scrambling our brains trying to figure out what will win Best Picture, another category that we still can’t…
There’s Nothing Funny About Romance: Alternative Films for this Year’s Valentine’s Day
I’m very cynical when it comes to the genre of Romantic Comedies. Whenever I find myself in the position of being forced to watch a…