There are two films in House of Gucci. One, the better one, is an excellently acted relationship drama helmed by Lady Gaga and Adam Driver. The other is a complete trainwreck, but a hilarious one; it is this bizarre buddy comedy that follows Jared Leto and Al Pacino as they try to out overact each … Continue reading House of Gucci (Review)
Tag: comedy
Inside (Review)
Bo Burnham's Eighth Grade is one of the best films of the last few years. It displays a nuanced understanding of relevant topics; has a clear point of view; works as a character study (and drama) as well as a message movie and, most importantly, finds the right voice for its story. The content in … Continue reading Inside (Review)
Shiva Baby (Review)
Filmic comedy is rarely as modern or as razor sharp as it is in Shiva Baby. While we live in an age of fabulous and diverse comedy, from fresh - or previously underrepresented - perspectives, this has been somewhat relegated to television, short form video and podcasts. The contemporary comedy film still often feels formulaic … Continue reading Shiva Baby (Review)
Palm Springs (Review)
Groundhog Day was a groundbreaking romantic comedy and now is a genre in its own right. The better time loop comedies, and Palm Springs is one of them, recognise the metaphorical potential as well as the comedic potential of the premise and spread themselves evenly over both sides. This film is a great balancing act. … Continue reading Palm Springs (Review)
Psycho Goreman (Review)
Horror-comedy Psycho Goreman is exactly the kind of film you expect from something called Pscyho Goreman. The title is a wonderful litmus test: if you hear it and want to watch it, it will scratch the itch you’re looking for; if you are the kind of strange being not excited by a film called Psycho … Continue reading Psycho Goreman (Review)
On the Rocks (Review)
For a film about malaise and disappointment, it is perhaps appropriate that On the Rocks feels so flat. This comedy inflected drama is about a married mother of two, Laura (Rashida Jones) investigating her husband's (Marlon Wayans) suspected infidelities at the behest of, and with the help (arguably) of, her father (Bill Murray). The film … Continue reading On the Rocks (Review)
Borat: Subsequent Moviefilm (Review)
Fourteen years after Sacha Baron Cohen first brought Borat to screens, the character returns with a more overt purpose. Though the previous film was a satirical comedy based on revealing xenophobia in the United States, it is very telling that the political nature of this sequel has surprised people. Though it is easy to say … Continue reading Borat: Subsequent Moviefilm (Review)
Bill & Ted Face the Music (Review)
It has been nineteen years since Bill S. Preston, Esq. and Ted 'Theodore' Logan graced the silver screen. This sequel, though a long time coming, proves to be a most excellent addition to the franchise and evidences the continued relevance of these ageing rockers. Though the film fails to quite recapture the brilliance of the … Continue reading Bill & Ted Face the Music (Review)
I’m Thinking of Ending Things (Review)
There are films that defy description, and then there are Charlie Kaufman films. In the wake of the release of Tenet, a film positioned as the saviour of cinema, it is this Netflix produced feature that really illustrates the power of the medium - fundamentally, I'm Thinking of Ending Things is a true illustration of … Continue reading I’m Thinking of Ending Things (Review)
Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga (Review)
As a love letter to Eurovision in a Eurovisionless year, Fire Saga is a success. As a film, or as anything else - bar a vehicle for Dan Stevens to be mesmerising, it is a resounding failure. This overlong and deeply unfunny film has a number of fake Eurovision sequences that feel like real Eurovision … Continue reading Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga (Review)
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