comedy

ETERNAL BEAUTY: Sally Hawkins Does It Again
ETERNAL BEAUTY: Sally Hawkins Does It Again

Eternal Beauty is nonetheless an enjoyable film with admirable intentions, elevated by the sensitive work of Hawkins and her supporting cast.

SPONTANEOUS: An Offbeat Coming-Of-Age Tale Where Teens Are Prone To Explode
SPONTANEOUS: An Offbeat Coming-Of-Age Tale Where Teens Are Prone To Explode

Anchored by Katherine Langford in her best performance yet, Spontaneous will turn heads, churn hearts, and best-case scenario, blow you away. 

Queerly Ever After #36: THE PERFECT WEDDING (2012)
Queerly Ever After #36: THE PERFECT WEDDING (2012)

The Perfect Wedding is what you would get if Hallmark decided to make a gay Christmas movie, and there’s absolutely nothing wrong with that.

Actor Profile: Kirsten Dunst
Actor Profile: Kirsten Dunst

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

UNPREGNANT: Hilarious and Unapologetic
UNPREGNANT: Hilarious and Unapologetic

Though dauntingly ambitious on paper, Unpregnant grounds itself in sincerity and provides laughs in spades while remaining genuine and respectful.

How PEN15 Declaws The Asian Tiger Mom Stereotype On Screen
How PEN15 Declaws The Asian Tiger Mom Stereotype On Screen

What Pen15 has done is pave the way for more nuanced Asian or Asian-American-centered stories to be normalized onscreen.

SAVE YOURSELVES!: Bumbling To The End
SAVE YOURSELVES!: Bumbling To The End

As a lighthearted take on the end of the world, Save Yourselves! is an enjoyable distraction.

Nostalgia Done Right In COBRA KAI
Nostalgia Done Right In COBRA KAI

The series Cobra Kai falls in the category of doing nostalgia right, combining both elemnts of the films of the 1980s while also remaining fresh.

WE BARE BEARS: THE MOVIE: A Most Adorable Social Commentary
WE BARE BEARS: THE MOVIE: A Most Adorable Social Commentary

We Bare Bears: The Movie builds a fast-paced, fun world for a multitude of generations.

TIFF 2020: ANOTHER ROUND - Mads Mikkelsen Soars in This Utterly Pissed Pissing Contest
TIFF 2020: ANOTHER ROUND – Mads Mikkelsen Soars in This Utterly Pissed Pissing Contest

Reteaming with star Mads Mikkelsen, Thomas Vinterberg’s Another Round probes and explicates the psychological toll liquor can bear on us.

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.