comedy

FEELS GOOD MAN: One Man's Battle In The Culture Wars
FEELS GOOD MAN: One Man’s Battle In The Culture Wars

Feels Good Man should be required viewing, providing an excoriating insight into the rise of the alt-right and the underlying issues that propelled it.

Actor Profile: Jim Carrey
Actor Profile: Jim Carrey

Film Inquiry’s Amanda Mazzillo takes a look back at the memorable career and essential films of actor Jim Carrey.

BILL & TED FACE THE MUSIC: A Most Excellent Threequel
BILL & TED FACE THE MUSIC: A Most Excellent Threequel

Genuinely funny and made with a real passion for its heroes, Bill & Ted Face the Music is a most excellent addition to the franchise.

Toronto International Film Festival 2020: APPLES: A Mesmerising Exploration Of Identity, Memory and Grief
Toronto International Film Festival 2020: APPLES: A Mesmerising Exploration Of Identity, Memory and Grief

Apples is a gritty, subversive take on identity, memory and grief and an outstanding first feature from Greek director Christos Nikou.

Queerly Ever After #34: MAMBO ITALIANO (2003)
Queerly Ever After #34: MAMBO ITALIANO (2003)

Mambo Italiano is a comedy so broad and uncommitted it doesn’t know what to do with itself, leaving much to be desired.

Fantasia Film Festival 2020: Interview with Director Bao Tran of THE PAPER TIGERS
Fantasia Film Festival 2020: Interview with Director Bao Tran of THE PAPER TIGERS

Wilson Kwong had the chance to speak with director Bao Tran about his latest film The Paper Tigers and his unique journey as an independent filmmaker.

My Campy Slumber Party: Aliens, Acrylics, and Alchemy in ‘EARTH GIRLS ARE EASY’
My Campy Slumber Party: Aliens, Acrylics, and Alchemy in ‘EARTH GIRLS ARE EASY’

Earth Girls Are Easy manages to both subvert and give in to the conventions of its time, so singularly absurd and campy that you can’t not enjoy it.

WOKE Season 1: Lamorne Morris Is Excellent In This Surreal Comedy About Race
WOKE Season 1: Lamorne Morris Is Excellent In This Surreal Comedy About Race

Racism is not — and has never been, I might add — a laughing matter. But it doesn’t mean that addressing it using comedy is an impossible thing to do.

Interview with David Henrie, Director of THIS IS THE YEAR
Interview with David Henrie, Director of THIS IS THE YEAR

Film Inquiry recently spoke with former Disney star David Henrie about his feature directorial debut, This is the Year.

LAKE MICHIGAN MONSTER: Visually Engaging Homage that's Boatloads of Fun
LAKE MICHIGAN MONSTER: Visually Engaging Homage that’s Boatloads of Fun

Lake Michigan Monster embraces strangeness as it affectionately homages sci-fi B-movies of the 1950s and silent comedies of the 1920s.

Queerly Ever After #33: PLAN B (2009)
Queerly Ever After #33: PLAN B (2009)

At the end of the day, Plan B is a sweet little story that turns a familiar plot on its head in a positive way.

BLOOD VESSEL Schlocky Fun on the High Seas
BLOOD VESSEL: Schlocky Fun on the High Seas

Overall, Blood Vessel isn’t going to change horror forever, but it is entertaining, especially the first hour.

UNCLE PECKERHEAD Punk Cannibal Roadie Makes For One Tasty Flick
UNCLE PECKERHEAD: Punk Cannibal Roadie Makes For One Tasty Flick

While Uncle Peckerhead kind of falls apart at the end with too many twists, the journey is worth taking despite its destination.

AN AMERICAN PICKLE: A Big, Silly Idea with a Big Heart
AN AMERICAN PICKLE: A Big, Silly Idea with a Big Heart

With a memorable dual role from Seth Rogen, An American Pickle is intentionally illogical, tonally wacky, and surprisingly personal.

Watch The WHOSE LINE Zoom Chats During Lockdown
Watch The WHOSE LINE Zoom Chats During Lockdown

In all its easygoing, light entertainment, Whose Line is ideal quarantine comfort food.