comedy

SLAYERS: Fun But Heavy Handed Horror Comedy
SLAYERS: Fun But Heavy Handed Horror Comedy

Slayers is an entertaining enough horror comedy with some standout performances, but the film’s satire and themes lose some of its charm.

London Film Festival 2022: TRIANGLE OF SADNESS And Value Of Blunt Catharsis
London Film Festival 2022: TRIANGLE OF SADNESS And The Value Of Blunt Catharsis

On some level, it feels like a cinematic equivalent of the anti-establishment political cartoons that were once so pervasive in cultural discourse.

New York Film Festival 2022: WILL-O’-THE-WISP & ONE FINE MORNING
New York Film Festival 2022: WILL-O’-THE-WISP & ONE FINE MORNING

This dispatch features two great films involving passionate love affairs — but, apart from that, they could not be more radically different.

New York Film Festival 2022: A COUPLE, SHOWING UP
New York Film Festival 2022: A COUPLE, SHOWING UP

From NYFF, Lee Jutton reviews A Couple and Showing Up, the latest films from Frederick Wiseman and Kelly Reichardt.

SICK OF MYSELF: Perfecting The Art Of Self-Destruction
SICK OF MYSELF: Perfecting The Art Of Self-Destruction

Sick of Myself is a deranged and delightfully cynical work of art that proves attention-seeking for the sake of fame always comes at a much higher cost.

LIFE IS CHEAP… BUT TOILET PAPER IS EXPENSIVE: Wayne Wang’s Outrageous Hong Kong Odyssey
LIFE IS CHEAP… BUT TOILET PAPER IS EXPENSIVE: Wayne Wang’s Outrageous Hong Kong Odyssey

Newly restored, Life is Cheap… But Toilet Paper is Expensive can be overwhelming, and even unpleasant – but it’s incredibly unique.

CATHERINE CALLED BIRDY: What It Feels Like For A Girl
CATHERINE CALLED BIRDY: What It Feels Like For A Girl

A giddy glimpse at medieval girlhood that isn’t without substantial emotional weight, it is a fun film that the entire family can enjoy.

Why Better Call Saul is a Screwball Comedy Influenced Love Story
Why BETTER CALL SAUL is a Screwball Comedy Influenced Love Story

Throughout Better Call Saul, Jimmy and Kim’s romance has explored the passion and love found in Classic screwball comedies.

Toronto International Film Festival 2022, Report 4, Midnight Madness: PROJECT WOLF HUNTING & LEONOR WILL NEVER DIE

With her last TIFF report, Kristy Strouse covers two Midnight Madness flicks!

Toronto International Film Festival 2022: SUSIE SEARCHES, THE BLUE CAFTAN & SUBTRACTION
Toronto International Film Festival 2022: SUSIE SEARCHES, THE BLUE CAFTAN & SUBTRACTION

In her second report from TIFF Kristy Strouse reviews Susie Searches, The Blue Caftan and Subtraction!

THE MENU: Class Divide Served Extra Vicious
Toronto International Film Festival 2022: BROS & THE MENU

Major studio productions often use TIFF as a launching pad for large theatrical releases, and this year is no exception with The Menu and Bros.

DO REVENGE: A Battlefield Of Adolescents
DO REVENGE: A Battlefield Of Adolescents

Do Revenge was a pleasant surprise, entertaining from start to finish.

CLERKS III: A Messy Meta Midlife Crisis
CLERKS III: A Messy Meta Midlife Crisis

Clerks III may not have the best laughs of the trilogy but certainly has the most heart amid its sentimental nostalgia.

Toronto International Film Festival 2022: TRIANGLE OF SADNESS, DE HUMANI CORPORIS FABRICA & PACIFICATION
Toronto International Film Festival 2022: TRIANGLE OF SADNESS, DE HUMANI CORPORIS FABRICA & PACIFICATION

In the first report from the 2022 Toronto Film Festival, Soham Gadre reviewed Triangle of Sadness, Pacification and De Humani Corporis Fabrica!

Melbourne International Film Festival 2022: SALOUM, DUAL, THE PEZ OUTLAW, SHADOW & THE INTEGRITY OF JOSEPH CHAMBERS
Melbourne International Film Festival 2022: SALOUM, DUAL, THE PEZ OUTLAW, SHADOW & THE INTEGRITY OF JOSEPH CHAMBERS

In our first report from the Melbourne Film Festival, Sean Fallon reviews Saloum, Dual, Shadow, The Integrity of Joseph Chambers and The Pez Outlaw!