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Comedy

Yes, God, Yes is a charming tale of overcoming teenage shame

July 25, 2020Jeremy Fogelman Leave a Comment

‘Yes, God, Yes’ flashes back to an era of when AOL still mattered… continue reading

★★, Home Viewing Alisha Boe, Comedy, Donna Lynne Champlin, Drama, Francesca Reale, Natalia Dyer, Susan Blackwell, Timothy Simons, Vertical Entertainment, Wolfgang Novogratz, Yes God Yes

Homewrecker goes low-budget horror with a touch of satire

July 8, 2020Jeremy Fogelman Leave a Comment

‘Homewrecker’ feels like something that almost is where it needs to be… continue reading

★★, Home Viewing Alex Essoe, Comedy, Homewrecker, Horror, Kris Siddiqi, Precious Chong, Uncork'd Entertainment

Irresistible is a political satire without enough humor or sincerity

June 23, 2020Jeremy Fogelman Leave a Comment

‘Irresistible’ has its heart in the right place but doesn’t seem to know itself… continue reading

★, Home Viewing Chris Cooper, CJ Wilson, Comedy, Drama, Focus Features, Irresistible, Mackenzie Davis, Natasha Lyonne, Rose Byrne, Steve Carell, Topher Grace, Will Sasso

Let’s Kill Uncle comes to Blu-ray

June 16, 2020Chuck Duncan Leave a Comment

Kino Lorber shines a spotlight on a lesser known Castle film… continue reading

★★, Home Viewing Comedy, Kino Lorber, Let's Kill Uncle, Linda Lawson, Mary Badham, Nestor Palva, Nigel Green, Pat Cardi, Robert Pickering, Thriller, Universal Pictures

The King of Staten Island is Judd Apatow’s most personal film

June 15, 2020Justin Moore Leave a Comment

One thing that Apatow does so well is letting his characters have lengthy conversations about life… continue reading

★★, Home Viewing Bel Powley, Bill Burr, Comedy, Drama, Marisa Tomei, Maude Apatow, Pete Davidson, Steve Buscemi, The King of Staten Island, Universal Pictures

Brewster McCloud Review :: Brewster McCloud is as weird as they come

May 6, 2020Justin Moore Leave a Comment

‘Brewster McCloud’ is one of the oddest films I have seen from the 1970s… continue reading

★★, Home Viewing Brewster McCloud, Bud Cort, Comedy, Fantasy, Margaret Hamilton, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Michael Murphy, Rene Auberjonois, Sally Kellerman, Shelley Duvall, Stacy Keach, Warner Archive, William Windom

Extra Ordinary is a light horror comedy that is oddly delightful

April 22, 2020Jeremy Fogelman Leave a Comment

‘Extra Ordinary’ is that rare gem: a horror comedy that doesn’t overstay its welcome… continue reading

★★, Home Viewing Barry Ward, Claudia O’Doherty, Comedy, Cranked Up Films, Extra Ordinary, Fantasy, Horror, Maeve Higgins, Will Forte

Almost Love has a modern twist on the romantic ensemble movie

April 8, 2020Jeremy Fogelman Leave a Comment

‘Almost Love’ has a lot of stories, and some work better than others… continue reading

★★, Home Viewing Almost Love, Augustus Prew, Comedy, Drama, Kate Walsh, LGBT, LGBT+, Michelle Buteau, Patricia Clarkson, Pun Bandhu, Romance, Scott Evans, Vertical Entertainment, Zoë Chao

Downhill Review :: Downhill is a candidate for the worst film of the year

April 7, 2020Justin Moore Leave a Comment

There are several reasons why ‘Downhill’ is easily one of the worst films of the year so far but one of the main reasons is the writing… continue reading

★, Home Viewing Ammon Jacob Ford, Comedy, Downhill, Drama, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Julian Grey, Kristofer Hivju, Miranda Otto, Searchlight Pictures, Will Ferrell, Zach Woods, Zoë Chao

The Nude Bomb is a hit on Blu-ray

March 25, 2020Chuck Duncan Leave a Comment

Agent 86 comes to the big screen for the first, and last, time but Kino Lorber’s Blu-ray is something special… continue reading

★★, Home Viewing Andrea Howard, Comedy, Crime, Dana Elcar, Don Adams, Kino Lorber, Mystery, Norman Lloyd, Pamela Hensley, Sylvia Kristel, The Nude Bomb, Universal Pictures, Vittorio Gassman

EMMA. is a Jane Austen adaptation worth checking out

March 22, 2020Justin Moore Leave a Comment

I wasn’t expecting myself to laugh as much as I did during the film… continue reading

★★, Home Viewing Amber Anderson, Anya Taylor-Joy, Bill Nighy, Callum Turner, Comedy, Connor Swindells, Drama, EMMA., Focus Features, Gemma Whelan, Johnny Flynn, Josh O’Connor, Mia Goth, Miranda Hart, Rupert Graves, Tanya Reynolds

Parasite is dangerous, emotional, hilarious and hits you everywhere

February 17, 2020Jeremy Fogelman Leave a Comment

‘Parasite’ is the latest troubling morality tale from filmmaker Bong Joon-ho… continue reading

★★★, Movie Reviews, Movies Chang Hyae Jin, Cho Yeo Jeong, Choi Woo Shik, Comedy, Crime, Drama, Lee Sun Kyun, Neon, Parasite, Park So Dam, Song Kang Ho

1973 TV movie The Girl Most Likely To… looks great on Blu-ray

February 4, 2020Justin Moore Leave a Comment

Kino Lorber spiffs up the 1970s darkly comic TV movie… continue reading

★★, Home Viewing Carl Ballantine, Chuck McCann, Comedy, Crime, Ed Asner, Fred Grandy, Jim Backus, Joe Flynn, Kino Lorber, Larry Wilcox, Reb Brown, Romance, Ruth McDevitt, Stockard Channing, The Girl Most Likely To...

Warner Archive brings The Thin Man (1934) to Blu-ray

January 2, 2020Justin Moore Leave a Comment

The new Blu-ray release of ‘The Thin Man’ offers a clear presentation of the 1934 mystery comedy… continue reading

★★, Home Viewing Comedy, Crime, Maureen O'Sullivan, MGM, Myrna Loy, Mystery, Nat Pendleton, Porter Hall, The Thin Man, William Powell

Knives Out is a clever murder mystery

November 29, 2019Chuck Duncan Leave a Comment

Agatha Christie would be pleased… continue reading

★★★, Movie Reviews, Movies Ana de Armas, Chris Evans, Christopher Plummer, Comedy, Crime, Daniel Craig, Don Johnson, Drama, Edi Patterson, Jamie Lee Curtis, Katherine Langford, Knives Out, Lakeith Stanfield, Lionsgate, Michael Shannon, Riki Lindhome, Toni Collette

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✦ IN CINEMAS ✦

    NOVOCAINE    ★★★
    MICKEY 17   ★★★
    WOLF MAN   ★✩✩
    NOSFERATU   ★★✩
    WICKED   ★★★
    JOKER: FOLIE À DEUX   ★★★
    BEETLEJUICE BEETLEJUICE   ★★✩
    ALIEN: ROMULUS   ★★★
    DEADPOOL & WOLVERINE   ★★★
    BAD BOYS: RIDE OR DIE   ★★★
    FURIOSA: A MAD MAX SAGA   ★★✩
    THE FALL GUY   ★★★
    ABIGAIL   ★★★
    DUNE: PART TWO   ★★✩
    THE BEEKEEPER   ★★✩
    ALL REVIEWS
★✩✩ Avoid    ★★✩ Matinée    ★★★ Must See

✦ HOME VIEWING ✦

    KIKI'S FOURTH INGREDIENT  ★★✩
    NOT MY FAMILY: MONIQUE SMITH STORY ★★★
    THERE'S NO WAY OUT  ★★✩
    GIVE ME BACK MY DAUGHTER ★★★
    JOSH'S THIRD SERVING  ★★★
    SHARI'S SECOND ACT  ★★✩
    WIFE STALKER  ★★★
    JENNA'S FIRST LOVE  ★★✩
    TRAPPED IN HER DORM ROOM  ★★✩
    PLAYING WITH FIRE  ★✩✩
    ROYAL-ISH  ★★✩
    TAKEN AT A BASKETBALL GAME  ★★★
    WHAT WOULD YOU KILL FOR?  ★✩✩
    THE LAST WOMAN WHO LIVED HERE  ★★✩
    I WAS OCTOMOM  ★★✩
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