Comedy
Brian Regan: On the Rocks review – a straightword, safe hour of comedy
Brian Regan: On the Rocks was released on Netflix February 23, 2021. Surprisingly given the matter of a global pandemic, there hasn’t seemed to be...
Finding Alice season 1, episode 4 recap – everything but the kitchen sink
This Finding Alice season 1, episode 4 recap contains spoilers. You have to respect Finding Alice for two reasons. The first is that it is...
WandaVision season 1, episode 7 recap – “Breaking the Fourth Wall”
This recap of Disney Plus’s WandaVision season 1, episode 7, “Breaking the Fourth Wall”, contains significant spoilers. Last Time on WandaVision After Wanda (Elizabeth Olsen)...
I Care a Lot Review – A Smart, Cruel Crime Film
It’s rare for any type of crime film that goes beyond its first act without resorting to every other generic crime film cliche. Roger Ebert...
The Crew review – a traditional All-American sitcom
If you could assemble a network sitcom with an instruction manual and pre-packed components, like IKEA furniture, whatever you came up with might look a...
WandaVision season 1, episode 6 recap – “All-New Halloween Spooktacular!”
This recap of Disney Plus’s WandaVision season 1, episode 6, “All-New Halloween Spooktacular!”, contains significant spoilers. Last Time on WandaVision Last week on WandaVision’s “On...
Barb and Star Go to Vista Del Mar review – unfiltered and unfocused
When the funniest moment of a comedy written by the women behind Bridesmaids is Jamie Dornan singing a song inspired by Seagulls in the Sand,...
Squared Love Review – a Teacher by Day, a Model by Night
What I truly liked about Squared Love is how it reimagines the Superman effect in the romance genre. The film follows a celebrity journalist and womanizer...
The Misadventures of Hedi and Cokeman review – a film with short thrills but little to laugh about
This review of Netflix film The Misadventures of Hedi and Cokeman contains no spoilers. The comedy was released on February 10, 2021. Strangely, I was...
Tiffany Haddish Presents: They Ready season 2 review – another funny clutch of undersung comedians
Netflix’s Tiffany Haddish Presents They Ready Season 2 debuted on February 2, 2021. The rise of Tiffany Haddish from Girls Trip to her own Netflix special with...
Dickinson season 2, episode 6 recap – “Split the Lark”
This recap of Dickinson season 2, episode 6, “Split the Lark”, contains spoilers. It’s so easy to get caught up in ourselves, that we forget...
The Conners season 3, episode 8 recap – “Young Love, Old Lions and Middle-Aged Hyenas”
This recap of The Conners season 3, episode 8, “Young Love, Old Lions and Middle-Aged Hyenas”, contains spoilers. The seventh episode of The Conners’ third...
June & Kopi review – animals remain better than humans
Noviandra Santosa’s June & Kopi helps to flesh out an already-overpopulated subgenre of movies that might best be described as, “dogs!”. That really is the...
Search Party season 4, episode 10 recap – the ending explained
This recap of Search Party season 4, episode 10, “The Shadows”, contains spoilers. Who is Dory Sief? She wanders into her funeral with that question...
Search Party season 4, episode 9 recap – “The Inferno”
This recap of Search Party season 4, episode 9, “The Inferno”, contains spoilers. The season’s penultimate episode ends with a reveal that, in my opinion,...
Search Party season 4, episode 8 recap – “The Imposter”
This recap of Search Party season 4, episode 8, “The Imposter”, contains spoilers. The great twist of Search Party’s first season was that the subject...
Search Party season 4, episode 7 recap – “The Infinite Loop”
This recap of Search Party season 4, episode 7, “The Infinite Loop”, contains spoilers. Over the past few episodes, I’ve noted how Dory’s suffering has...
So My Grandma’s a Lesbian! review – a community-driven LGBTQ+ comedy
Well, that’s certainly a title for a film. Its off-the-cuff casual tone can be imagined — So My Grandma’s a Lesbian! is a casual comedy...
WandaVision season 1, episode 3 recap – what in Seaside, Florida is going on here?
This recap of Disney Plus’s WandaVision season 1, episode 3, contains spoilers. The third episode has WandaVision entering the classic ‘70s sitcom style, with the...
Daughter From Another Mother review – Mexican dramedy challenges the idea of family
This review of Daughter From Another Mother is spoiler-free. You’d think that the crux of Daughter From Another Mother, a new nine-part Mexican dramedy now streaming on...