Comedy
‘How to Get Over a Breakup’ | Netflix Film Review
Now that Netflix is so intimately tied to the very idea of relationships, it only makes sense that the streaming giant should cater to those...
‘Target’ Review – Meta Comedy-Thriller Fails To Hit The Bull’s-Eye
Netflix continues its burgeoning relationship with Indonesian cinema, one of which is Raditya Dika’s comedy-thriller Target. It must be said, though, that the previously high...
‘The Kominsky Method’ | Netflix Original Series Review
I’ve always imagined getting old would involve seeing the last of your family and friends die, and you cling on to those who are still...
‘Best Worst Weekend Ever’ | Netflix Original Series Review
Debuting on Netflix today, the new eight-part limited series Best Worst Weekend Ever is the latest in a long, successful line of teen-skewing content for...
‘Uncle Drew’ | Film Review
When I first saw television spots for Uncle Drew, I would mutter to myself that this is a movie disaster waiting to happen. Taking a...
Superwog Season 1 Review
The brainchild of Nathan and Theo Saidden, Superwog is a six-part comedy series that takes aim at smug social wokeness. But unlike other projects that...
‘Smallfoot’ | Film Review
When it comes down to it, sometimes timing isn’t just everything; it can be the only thing. Smallfoot comes out when the world has noticed...
‘Forever’ (2018) | Prime Original Series Review
The opening episode of Amazon Prime’s Forever was a fascinating account of the long monogamous relationship. A showreel is presented of June and Oscar’s (Maya Rudolph and Fred...
‘Rel’ Pilot | TV Recap
Heavily burdened by a grating studio audience, a familiar setup and some played-out scenarios, Rel is, so far at least, something of a disappointment. Created...
‘Support the Girls’ | Film Review
When it comes to Hollywood portraying middle-class America, it often is regulated to scenes that feel like middle America rather than what they actually are....
‘Juliet, Naked’ | Film Review
I decided to drag my wife on a cross-country, nine-state jaunt to see Pearl Jam in Tulsa, OK, Lincoln, NE & Austin, TX, using planes,...
‘Next Gen’ | Netflix Original Film Review
There’s a story behind Next Gen, which debuted on Netflix today. The Chinese-Canadian co-production by directors Kevin Adams and Joe Ksander was picked up at Cannes...
Paradise PD Season 1 Review
If you have a profoundly undeveloped sense of humour and have seen every season of South Park, Family Guy and American Dad, you’re in luck...
‘Yeh Meri Family’ | TV Series Review
Yeh Meri Family reminded me of my younger days. Once school was over, you viewed the summer holidays as one crazy festival of fun, with a...
‘BlacKkKlansman’ | Film Review
I went into BlacKkKlansman knowing absolutely nothing about it, but the premise sounded so unbelievable that it could only be based on a true story. The...
‘The Laws of Thermodynamics’ | Netflix Film Review
Netflix’s The Laws of Thermodynamics, or known in the native language as Las leyes de la termodinámica, is not the best film of 2018. But it is undeniably...
‘The Last Sharknado: It’s About Time’ | Film Review
I must confess to not being entirely familiar with the Sharknado franchise, but I can’t imagine that matters. As I understand it, the one-joke premise...
‘The Festival’ | Film Review
You’ve got to feel sorry for Joe Thomas. He seems to have been a man trapped in time since 2008 when he first starred as...
To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before (2018) Review
Directed by Susan Johnson, we review the 2018 Netflix movie To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before, which does not contain spoilers. Netflix Original film To...
Here’s everything that happened in Ballers Season 4
Before we dive into Season 4: when we last saw the boys, Spencer (Dwayne Johnson) and Joe (Rob Corddry) had turned down the offer to...