Comedy

It often surprises me how many people I have in my life who dislike Ricky Gervais, but there is no denying that he can write,...

Netflix’s Budapest tells the story of two lifelong friends who are fed up with the same old rat race. Acting as the office underdogs and...

You can check out our exclusive interview with the director of Destination: Dewsbury, Jack Spring, by clicking these words. Since moving into my thirties I...

Since Taraji P. Henson played the meek Shug who can push out monster vocals in the terrific Hustle & Flow (highway robbery for an Oscar...

It’s rare to come across a stand-up special that is somehow less funny than spending the equivalent amount of time feeding your hands into a...

The clues that you might be the lead in a romantic comedy tend to be endless. If a best friend mentions that you are a...

I have never been on a luxury cruise, but I have always imagined them to be quite dull. They are probably not, but the whole...

Departures is directed by Peter Hutchings (The Outcasts), stars Asa Butterfield (Sex Education), Maisie Williams (Game of Thrones) and Nina Dobrev (Fam) and is an...

Life is full of surprises, only a few of them pleasant, so a charming and simplistic rom-com like The Divorce Party should be appreciated, if...

While I appreciate Hulu’s attempt to initiate a story about puberty, it did take me a few episodes to buy into the two main characters. PEN15 follows...

Until Snowcoming, I had not watched a single Hallmark TV movie. I’ve seen them lurking around in my potential review list, but I have never...

I have plenty I want to say about Paddleton, but I’m struggling to know how to start, or how to give the right impression of...

When we meet Stan Laurel (Steve Coogan) and Oliver Hardy (John C Reilly) they’re coming towards the end of their careers. They’re still amongst the...

Grace and Frankie, The Kominsky Method and now The Last Laugh. Why is Netflix so drawn to elderly people who have enjoyed a wealthy life? Is there a...

Since it increasingly seems like laughing at almost anything can get you in a great deal of trouble these days, now is probably the time...

I went to see a film this past holiday weekend with family, and there was no sound for the first ten minutes or so. Luckily,...

In many of the ways that count, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel is the epitome of consistency. Much that was good about the first season is...

My love for battle rap predates my current career as a mean-spirited producer of words, but the two things are inextricably linked. The underground world...

At any point, on any given day, there are nearly 500,000 children in the foster care system in the United States. On average, children remain...

I’m not entirely sure who a movie like The Tribe is for. The film, which debuted on Netflix last week, is an Italian comedy about...