Comedy
Terminal (2018) Review – An Inscrutable Journey That Leaves You Uncertain
Terminal runs for about 90 minutes, and I couldn’t for the life of me tell you what a single one of them was about. I...
The Kissing Booth Review
Netflix has delivered a product of complete cringe, a cliched and overly dramatic coming of age story that is built on very little meaning...
Busted! Season 1 Episodes 1 and 2 Recap
We recap the Netflix K-Variety series Busted! Season 1 Episodes 1 and 2, which will contain minor spoilers. The Korean variety show scene is alien...
‘My Perfect Romance’ Review – A Disappointing Dive into Tired Romantic Tropes
There are dark days as a film critic. With the number of movies released a year, there is the odd one that nearly breaks a...
Candy Jar Review – A Sweet, Lightweight Teen Flick on Netflix
It’s pretty easy to guess what will happen in Candy Jar. If you were to read the summary up top, you’d probably have a decent...
The Letdown Season 1 Review – Netflix’s Insightful Comedy on Parenthood
When I read about Netflix’s The Letdown, I was interested to see what it was going to be like. I became a parent just over a...
I Feel Pretty Review – Amy Schumer’s Empowering and Witty Rom-Com on Self-Image
I’m rather intensely torn by I Feel Pretty and did more than my share of convicted thinking before sitting down to write this review. It has...
‘Sherlock Gnomes’ Review: A Pun-Filled but Hollow Sequel
A sequel to 2011’s Gnomeo and Juliet, Sherlock Gnomes reimagines the famous sleuth as a lawn trinket on the trail of his missing fellows in...
On My Block Season 1 Review
On My Block Season 1 is a Netflix comedy series that focuses on four teenagers — Cesar (Diego Tinoco), Ruby (Jason Genao), Monse (Sierra Capri)...
‘Gringo’ Review – Disappointing Comedy Action Drama with Edgerton & Theron
Comedy action drama Gringo tells the story of Harold, who believes his executive friends are backstabbing him at a major pharmaceutical company. His suspicion eventually...
Film Review | Game Night (2018)
Game Night is a raucously funny comedy about parlour-loving partiers who find themselves drawn into a web of danger. Written by Mark Perez and directed...
Review | Everything Sucks! (2018)
Netflix Original Everything Sucks! follows nerdy teenaged outsiders in Boring, Oregon, as they deal with the stresses of growing up in the VHS era. The...
‘Polka King’ Review – A Charming Few Hours
Polka King is a charming ode to the completely bizarre and undeniably fanciful life of Jan Lewan. Based upon the 2009 documentary The Man Who...
‘War on Everyone’ Review – Excellent Cast, Excellent Characters
War on Everyone is a film about two corrupt policemen and the mess they get into when they take their bribery down a new direction....
Review | The Nine Lives of Christmas
The Nine Lives of Christmas Title The Nine Lives of Christmas Director Mark Jean Writer(s) Sheila Roberts (based on the book by), Nancey Silvers Rating...
‘Brigsby Bear’ Review – A Chummy and Wholesome Film
This is a film you may not have heard of (unless you follow what’s going on at Sundance) that came out in the USA in...
Flashback | Review | What We Do in the Shadows
Movie Title: What We Do in the Shadows Director(s): Taika Waititi, Jemaine Clement Writer(s): Taika Waititi, Jemaine Clement Rating: PG Release Date: June 19, 2014...
The Visit (2015) Review
We review the 2015 movie The Visit, which does not contain any significant spoilers. M. Night Shyamalan is back – and he really snuck this...
‘Dead Alive (1992)’ Review – Blood, Gore and Excess Comedy
“Legolas, what do your elf eyes see?” “The Uruks turn Northeast! They’re taking the Hobbits to Isengard!” “That baby just… landed in a fucking blender.”...
‘The LEGO Ninjago Movie’ Review – A Serviceable Piece Of Work
Our third trip down the well-stocked aisles of Toys R Us, this time in search of LEGO’s apparently-popular Ninjago; a more narrative-heavy extension of LEGO’s...