comedy

A GAZA WEEKEND: Finding Bliss Through Troubled Times
A GAZA WEEKEND: Finding Bliss Through Troubled Times

A Gaza Weekend is a timely parable that extends an open invitation to empathise with the “other”.

BLINDSPOTS PODCAST EPISODE #22: WILD AT HEART & KALIFORNIA
BLINDSPOTS Podcast Episode #20: HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS & THANKSKILLING

This time on the Blindspots Podcast, it’s a special Thanksgiving duo!

ADDAMS FAMILY VALUES: A Solid Kooky Sequel
ADDAMS FAMILY VALUES: A Solid Kooky Sequel

Addams Family Values delivers not only a new member to the family but also brings the Addamses into a broader world beyond the confines of their mansion.

WEDNESDAY: A Welcome Addition To the Family
WEDNESDAY: A Welcome Addition To the Family

While Wednesday is not without its flaws, this young adult rendition of the Addams Family eldest is both entertaining and intriguing.

THE MENU: Class Divide Served Extra Vicious
THE MENU: Class Divide Served Extra Vicious

The Menu is a masterfully dark comedy severed extra vicious and deviously delicious.

THE ADDAMS FAMILY: A Spooky And Ooky Success
THE ADDAMS FAMILY: A Spooky And Ooky Success

While the plot of the film is formulaic in structure, The Addams Family finds its success in the culmination of all its parts.

MY NEIGHBOUR ADOLF: Uneven And Tonally Unsure
MY NEIGHBOUR ADOLF: Uneven And Tonally Unsure

My Neighbour Adolf had within its DNA the potential for something good, but alas an inability to strike a consistent tone means the talents of its stars.

SOMETHING IN THE DIRT: To Live and Lie in L.A.
SOMETHING IN THE DIRT: To Live and Lie in L.A.

Something in the Dirt is proof that massive amounts of ingenuity and invention can still be found in the movies…that is, if one knows where to look.

HOCUS POCUS 2: The Witches Are Kinda Back
HOCUS POCUS 2: The Witches Are Kinda Back

Hocus Pocus 2 is like pulling out that year-old candy from last Halloween and being mildly surprised it doesn’t taste that bad.

London Film Festival 2022: THE BANSHEES OF INISHERIN
London Film Festival 2022: THE BANSHEES OF INISHERIN

Featuring incredible performances all-around, and some of the best writing you’re going to see this year, The Banshees of Inisherin not one to miss.

Heartland International Film Festival 2022: WOMEN TALKING, SHE SAID, THE BANSHEES OF INISHERIN & GOOD NIGHT OPPY
Heartland International Film Festival 2022: WOMEN TALKING, SHE SAID, THE BANSHEES OF INISHERIN & GOOD NIGHT OPPY

In our last report from the 2022 Heartland International Film Festival, Emily Wheeler reviews four more films!

BODIES BODIES BODIES: Exciting Slasher With Just A Smidge Of Paranoia
BODIES BODIES BODIES: Exciting Slasher With Just A Smidge Of Paranoia

With a frightfully fun cast, a tight script, and a thematically relevant approach to its violence, Bodies Bodies Bodies is great slasher fun.

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.