Comedy

Review – Kingsman: The Golden Circle

September 24 2017, by Jonathon Wilson

After Kingsman HQ is destroyed, Eggsy (Taron Egerton) and Merlin (Mark Strong) have to call upon some extra help to find those behind the attack....

Review – The Wilde Wedding

September 23 2017, by Jonathon Wilson

You know you’re in trouble when a romantic comedy opens with a character explaining to a video camera that they intend to make a documentary....

Review – Gun Shy

September 18 2017, by Jonathon Wilson

Sometimes, a bad movie leaves a tantalising trail of breadcrumbs all the way back to an idea that might have once seemed smart, or funny,...

‘Dave Made a Maze’ Review – It’s Not Bad, But It Overstretches The Concept

September 9 2017, by Jonathon Wilson

There are few metaphors more obvious than the homemade living-room labyrinth in Dave Made a Maze. The titular Dave (Nick Thune) is a struggling artist...

Review – The Hitman’s Bodyguard

August 20 2017, by Daniel Hart

Somewhere in an air-conditioned office in Hollywood, a bunch of sweaty executives trawled through a big pile of scripts and raised this one in the...

Review – Naked

August 13 2017, by Daniel Hart

Naked is a remake of the 2000 Swedish film Naken. It is a Netflix Original romantic comedy about a guy who is pretty much naked...

Review – Girls Trip

August 8 2017, by Jonathon Wilson

What’s this? About a year ago, a friend of mine pointed me towards a YouTube video in which a woman who calls herself Angel demonstrated...

Review – The Emoji Movie

August 5 2017, by Jonathon Wilson

Surprising absolutely nobody, The Emoji Movie is an insulting travesty without a shred of wit, intelligence or worth; a shameless, unfunny slab of advertising that...

‘Archer: Dreamland’ Review – It Teaches An Old Dog New Tricks

July 16 2017, by Jonathon Wilson

The eighth season of Adam Reed’s anarchic, sneakily genius spy-spoof animated series – and a bit of a gamble, this time around. Sure, the FXX...

‘Snatched’ Review – It’ll Kidnap You For 90 Minutes

May 24 2017, by Jonathon Wilson

In Snatched, Amy Schumer plays Emily Middleton. Emily Middleton is, for all intents and purposes, Amy Schumer, or at least the on-stage-and-screen persona that she...

‘Mother’s Day (2016)’ Review – “I Left Away Not Feeling Much

May 23 2017, by Daniel Hart

The month that brings us Father’s Day is also the month that brings us Mother’s Day. Not sure if it is intended irony, as it...

Review – Me Before You

May 23 2017, by Daniel Hart

Firstly, I have not read the book. My review of this film is merely an interpretation from the big screen, so I am afraid my...

Review – Ghostbusters (2016)

May 22 2017, by Daniel Hart

Unless you’ve been hiding under a rock for the past few months, you will know the Ghostbusters remake was not a comfortable release. The promotion...

Review – The Interview

April 19 2017, by Jonathon Wilson

I suppose it is somewhat ironic that North Korea’s fervent attempts to censor The Interview have did nothing but bolster the illusion of credibility surrounding...

Review – Sandy Wexler

April 18 2017, by Jonathon Wilson

Maybe it’s just me, but lately, watching an Adam Sandler movie makes me want to scoop my eyes out with a rusty spoon and fling...

Review – Spy

April 6 2017, by Jonathon Wilson

Paul Feig – bespectacled, rumpled, perpetually-tailored, like a harangued insurance salesman – doesn’t look like an especially funny guy. He must be, though, to keep...

Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015) Review

April 5 2017, by Jonathon Wilson

The best scene in Avengers: Age of Ultron is, unsurprisingly, one we saw in the trailers, which I had the pleasure of reviewing. It’s not...