Tag: Comedy
Jessica Chastain and Andrew Garfield are Empathetic and Brilliant in The Eyes of Tammy Faye
Americans of a certain age are undoubtedly familiar with Jim and Tammy Faye Bakker. The infamous televangelists created a vast television empire based around their folksy, midwestern evangelicalism and Tammy Faye’s loud, multicolored appearance. These same Americans also…
Read More »CODA Balances Laughter and Inclusion for the Differently Abled in One of 2021’s Best Films (Sundance Film Festival)
Growing up is hard to do. All of us have experienced the hardships of transitioning from a teenager to a young adult and making those vital decisions about which direction you want to begin to steer your life…
Read More »How It Ends’ Moments of Comedic Wit Too Sparse to Lift the Film Overall (Sundance Film Festival)
Films taking a comedic look at the day the world realizes it is coming to an end have seen steady production and release over the past decade and it honestly makes perfect sense. Exploration of what people would…
Read More »Werewolves Within Adds Comedic Flair to a Quality Whodunit Horror Mystery
Film adaptations of video games have been notoriously hard to pull off. Much of the focus for these types of films have been on satisfying the gamer fan base and making them as much like their source material…
Read More »Zola Creatively Taps the Spirit and Style of Its Bat Guano Crazy Social Media Roots
For better or worse, Twitter has increasingly played an important role first in our cultural zeitgeist and now in our politics and news cycle. But before the 45th President of the United States made the Twitter timeline a…
Read More »Hitman’s Wife’s Bodyguard Loses The First’s Balance and Charm
The Hitman’s Bodyguard was a pleasant surprise during the summer of 2017, an action comedy buddy flick released smack dab in the middle of the height of the superhero blockbuster era and exceeded expectations due to the undeniable…
Read More »Together Together Scratches the Surface of Modern Parenting’s Complexities
Parenthood is a topic that has been explored ad nauseum in film throughout the history of the medium. From divorce to the death of a parent to the death of a child, all aspects of raising children have…
Read More »Coming 2 America Revisits the Familiar and Stands On Its Own….Just Sans the Comedy
Following up an undeniably classic film with a sequel is probably the hardest landing to stick in the movie business. Doubly so if you attempt it a decade or more after the original’s release. The graveyard of failed…
Read More »Black Bear is a Mindtrip That is While Hard to Understand Remains Interesting
Jealousy an oft-talked about yet overlooked aspect of the human condition. The appropriateness of feeling envious of another or protective over one’s partner can be a hot topic when discussing relationships, but jealousy as a natural part of…
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Last Night in Soho is a Stylish Modern Horror Movie with Some Substance
Popular director Edgar Wright makes his return to the big screen with Last Night in Soho, promising to bring Wright’s cool, funny, hip style to the horror genre this time. Last Night in Soho introduces us to Ellie (Thomasin…
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