Tag: comedy
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Snack Shack
Snack Shack… well… that wasn’t the silly nostalgic summer comedy I expected from the trailer. I mean, it started out that way, sure. With all the fast-paced banter and shenanigans and whatnot that one would expect, even in a story like this set in Nebraska. I remember 1991… and this film feels enough like it…
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The Favourite
All the awards buzz was well deserved. But this is still a very odd little film.
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Party Girl
It’s not a great movie, but it is definitely an artifact of its time and it definitely has some good performances in it. It’s also got a heavy nod to the early-mid 90s NYC club scene. Oh, and Parky Posey stars in it… which, right there, is enough that it should have been on my…
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Electra Woman and Dyna Girl
As expected, it was light and fun, with a couple of very solid moments. Nothing ground breaking, but distinctly entertaining in the kind of self-aware style I’d expected.
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En Evening with Beverly Luff Linn
This one definitely delivers the odd and awkward, the overwrought and outlandish. But it also delivers some surprisingly touching moments that show off the actual acting talent of the cast.
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A Simple Favor
The film is a comedic thriller and it plays to Kendrick’s and Lively’s strengths and differences amazingly well. It’s both delightfully awkward and utterly elegant, good natured and devilishly twisted.
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Bloodsucking Bastards
Bloodsucking Bastards is a vampire movie you kind of have to warm up to. But if you just accept it for the fun blend of vampire flick and office comedy that it is, it ends up being a lot of fun. Campy fun, at that.
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Young Frankenstein: Comedy Born From Horror
If you haven’t seen Young Frankenstein, you’re missing one of Mel Brooks’ greatest comedies. A good deal of that greatness rests on the shoulders of co-writer and star Gene Wilder… and the rest of the fantastic cast. This is one of those films that wouldn’t have existed at all if it weren’t for the original Universal…
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Adventureland – Quirky and Awkward as Expected
Adventureland has been on my list to see since it came out. It always seemed exactly like the kind of movie I love and, well, it is. It’s the kind of film I relate to probably a bit more than I should. It’s not a screwball comedy or, really, even a standard rom-com. It doesn’t quite…
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Wet Hot American Summer: Ridiculous in all the Right Ways
I missed catching Wet, Hot, American Summer when it first came out back in 2001. It wasn’t until 2015, when Netflix released the “prequel” series, that I finally got around to watching it. That time delay may have made it even funnier than it would have been 14 years earlier. The Plot The film follows the…
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New Season: The CW’s Reaper
It’s rare to see a comedy that has both high production values and an oxymoronic high-class flavor of lowbrow humor. Reaper is one of those rare shows. Granted, when I first started seeing stuff on it, I thought it would be a cold day in Hell before it turned out to be worthwhile. Seems that…