Tagged: comedy

September 19, 2022

Monday Movie: All Through the Night, by David Bax

Every Monday, we’ll highlight a piece of writing from our vaults. This review of All Through the Night originally ran as part of our TCM Classic Film Festival 2019 coverage. If Vincent Sherman’s All Through the Night (1942) isn’t as well remembered...

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September 8, 2022

House of Darkness: In the Company of Women, by David Bax

This isn’t as much of a spoiler as it sounds but it’s inevitable that Neil LaBute‘s House of Darkness will earn comparisons to Emerald Fennell‘s Promising Young Woman. I actually had to double check to confirm that House of Darkness‘...

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August 25, 2022

Funny Pages: Drivers of the Old Rock, by David Bax

Shortly into Funny Pages, director Owen Kline‘s feature directorial debut, there’s a brief scene set at a funeral. The eulogist, whom we only see for a brief moment, is portrayed by a man I immediately recognized, more from his voice...

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August 18, 2022

Spin Me Round: News of a Love Bombing, by David Bax

As of Spin Me Round, I’ve now only seen two of Jeff Baena‘s five feature films (the other being 2017’s The Little Hours). But I’m starting to get a handle on what his whole thing is and I think I...

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August 4, 2022

Easter Sunday: Not Special, by David Bax

Well, the good news is, if you’re already a fan of Jo Koy‘s standup comedy, you’ll probably like his new movie and first major star vehicle, Easter Sunday. He plays a very Jo Koy-like character named Joe Valencia and the...

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August 4, 2022

Bullet Train: Two Smoking Brain Cells, by David Bax

Somehow, the standard for comedy in major studio pictures has sunk so low that a jaded “Really?” can completely take the place of an actual joke or retort and audiences don’t riot. It’s easy to blame the early-MCU Favreau/Whedon movies...

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August 4, 2022

Bodies Bodies Bodies: Twitter Movie, by David Bax

Halina Reijn’s Bodies Bodies Bodies is about a group of twentysomethings, most of whom come from very wealthy families, waiting out a hurricane together at the mansion owned by the one of their group with the richest parents. That might...

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August 4, 2022

Patreon: Minions: The Rise of Gru IHOP Minions Menu Taste Test

This week on the Patreon, Tyler and David taste and discuss the IHOP Minions Menu tie-in to Minions: The Rise of Gru. This episode is available to Patreon subscribers only. Tiers start as low as $2 per month. Become a...

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August 3, 2022

I Love My Dad: Overfished, by Sarah Brinks

On its surface, I Love My Dad is a “comedy” about a father’s misguided attempt to stay in touch with his estranged son on social media. However, the moment you stop to think about the reality of the premise, it...

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July 28, 2022

Alma’s Rainbow: Make a Wave, by David Bax

Ayoka Chenzira’s Alma’s Rainbow, newly restored, is a coming of age movie. In most ways, that means exactly what it implies, a story of a kid–in this case, Victoria Gabrielle Platt‘s Rainbow–growing into a new understanding of the world and...

Tagged: comedy

Monday Movie: All Through the Night, by David Bax

House of Darkness: In the Company of Women, by David Bax

Funny Pages: Drivers of the Old Rock, by David Bax

Spin Me Round: News of a Love Bombing, by David Bax

Easter Sunday: Not Special, by David Bax

Bullet Train: Two Smoking Brain Cells, by David Bax

Bodies Bodies Bodies: Twitter Movie, by David Bax

Patreon: Minions: The Rise of Gru IHOP Minions Menu Taste Test

I Love My Dad: Overfished, by Sarah Brinks

Alma’s Rainbow: Make a Wave, by David Bax

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