Tag: Comedy
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 »Promising Young Woman Inventively Tackles the Nuances of Rape Culture
Our society’s treatment of women has been one of the topics of conversation for a few years now. Addressing rape culture, the pervasiveness and normalization of sexual assault due to societal attitudes about gender and sexuality, has been…
Read More »Middleburg Film Festival: Minari Teaches Appreciation of Both Our Elders and the American Dream
Immigrants and their stories and role within American society have been hot topics over the past four-plus years. Are they taking jobs away from Americans in need? Are they a misunderstood and neglected key demographic for the future…
Read More »On The Rocks: Fathers Be Good to Your Daughters
They say that the first person of the opposite sex that we ever fall in love with is our opposite sex parent. The example they set and our relationship with them will determine our own romantic entanglements for…
Read More »The Forty-Year-Old Version of Balancing Expression and Compromise
“And if I’m not creatin art, am I committin a crime?” The tale of the struggling artist who reaches the precipice of success only to face the powers-that-be pressuring them into compromising their vision, putting the artist at…
Read More »The Personal History of David Copperfield Provides a Charming New Twist to an Age Old Tale
Providing new twists on old material can be both risky and a heavy lift. Fans of the material become used to one type of interpretation and can often become hostile to anything new. If creatives are able to…
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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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