Tag: comedy
THEATRES – “You Hurt My Feelings” (2023) & “About My Father” (2023) – A Tale of Two Movies
Okay, this is a bit different for me. Ever since I started this film blog – way back in 2019 – I, like all reviewers,…
IN CINEMAS #12 – “The Menu” (2022) – As the Stomach Turns
For f**k’s sake. A group of wealthy food snobs climb aboard the SS “Aren’t We Special” on their way to an island upon which sits…
AT HOME #33 – “He Even Has Your Eyes” (2016) – The Look of Love
A young French couple applies for adoption and months later ends up the proud parents of a baby boy named Benjamin. Only catch – he’s…
AT HOME #32 – “All About Nina” – (2018)
I tried stand-up, once. Big mistake. I was in my mid-twenties and I could make people laugh in social settings without much trouble, so, I…
AT HOME #30 – “Werewolves Within” (2021) – Howl to make a bad film
Forest ranger Finn Wheeler (Sam Richardson) has just been transferred to his new post – the middle-of-nowhere community of Beaverfield, U.S.A.. Nestled in the snowy…
AT HOME #29 – “Good On Paper” – Bad on Screen
Making a dramatic film in which the main character is a stand up comedian is always a risky proposition. If the stand up bits aren’t…
AT HOME #23 – “Hello, My Name Is Doris” (2015) – Doris Days and Doris Nights
Doris has a crush on the new guy at the office. When she’s not daydreaming about the two of them sucking face, she’s concocting excuses…
HOME VIDEO – “Hearts of the West” (1975) – Learning From Your Own Myth-takes
Picked this one up on ebay – what a delight. It’s the mid 1930s and Louis Tater, a very young and very naive ‘writer of…
STREAMING: “Mustang Island” (2017) – Less is More, More or Less
How do you shoot a breakup scene? Lots of dialogue? No dialogue? Interior? Exterior? During the day? At night? In lots of light? No light?…