Comedy is subjective, but when it’s done right and done in a way that hasn’t been overdrawn and overdone, then it can be a wild success. In Ian Faria’s first feature, cult comedy group Simple Town (known to their fans,… Read More ›
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“You Are the Film” continues the trend of fantastical whimsy as writer Makoto Ueda shifts his talents to include the director’s chair. [Fantasia]
All the world’s a stage, And all the men and women merely players; They have their exits and their entrances; And one man in his time plays many parts – From the “All the World’s a Stage” speech within William… Read More ›
“Tight Lettuce” recounts the weight of the opioid crisis on a family level in an appropriately darkly comedic drama. [Fantasia]
Addiction is not an easy subject to tackle, and it’s even harder to tackle when it’s inspired by a true story. A lot of care was taken and understanding was used to tell this story, which a close friend of… Read More ›
Bring all “The Drama” home in an A24 exclusive 4K UHD.
The year is 2026 and writer/director Kristoffer Borgli (Dream Scenario) is back to terrify audiences with his horrifying social commentary that extends far past the marriage dynamic and how society as a whole has accepted something so heinous that it… Read More ›
Writer/director J Pinder’s “Cotton Candy Bubble Gum” maintains its flavor within its “one crazy day” antics.
Trigger Warning: While no depiction is provided, a school shooting is a key character element within the film. A lot can happen in a day. Regardless of time and place, you can find the entire trajectory of your existence shifted,… Read More ›
Rom-com “You, Me & Tuscany,” now on home video, delivers a commonplace experience despite its remarkable setting.
Romantic comedies come in all shapes and sizes, from a teacher and a night club singer falling in love at first sight (Vivacious Lady) to a billionaire falling for the escort he hired to pretend to be his girlfriend (Pretty… Read More ›
Open Dialogue with “The Furious” actor Joe Taslim and director Kemji Tanigaki *and* “O Horizon” actors David Strathairn and Maria Bakalova.
What do a high-octane martial arts spectacle and an intimate science-fiction family drama have in common? Great storytelling. In this episode of Meet Me at the Movies, Thomas Manning shines a spotlight on two very different films and the talented… Read More ›
“The Super Mario Galaxy Movie” offers out-of-this-world bonus features on the home release edition of an adventure that’s barely left the atmosphere.
Photosensitivity Warning: More than the previous film, Galaxy is filled with light designs that may prove triggering for photosensitive individuals; consider taking precautions before starting the film. In 2023, Illumination, with Nintendo as a partner, released The Super Mario Bros…. Read More ›
“Gail Daughtry and the Celebrity Sex Pass” is a comedic breath of fresh air worth pursuing this summer season.
Gail Daughtry and the Celebrity Sex Pass is one of the best light-hearted comedies in a very long time and a nice send-up of The Wizard of Oz (1939). At a time when so many comedies rely on recycled jokes… Read More ›
“Minions & Monsters” is a love letter to movies wrapped in the expected comedic mayhem.
2010’s Despicable Me introduced audiences to master villain Gru (voiced by Steve Carrell), his darling three adopted girls, and, most importantly, to the Minions. The all-yellow-bodied, seemingly indestructible, unserious, devoted assistants to Gru’s villainy took the world by storm and,… Read More ›
Adam Sandler’s “Click” skips into 4K with upscaled visuals and audio but with only legacy special features
The year is 2006, and audiences have noticed Adam Sandler is trying to do more than just his usual brand of comedy, branching into projects like Punch-Drunk Love (2002), Spanglish (2004), and, to an extent, Big Daddy (1999). So when… Read More ›
Filmmaker Kirill Sokolov makes his Hollywood debut with darkly comic actioner “They Will Kill You” on home video.
Writer/director Kirill Sokolov made the leap from shorts to features with the 2018 darkly comic actioner Why Don’t You Just Die! in which an idiot is convinced by his girlfriend to kill her police detective father. A spin on several… Read More ›
With a jump to the left and a step to the right, filmmaker Allison Berg’s “Time Warp” is a love-wrapped declaration to fix our hearts. [Tribeca]
“Fix your hearts or die.” – A popular quote created by storyteller David Lynch, adjusted from a line Lynch delivers within Twin Peaks: The Return It’s a rare thing when a piece of art fails its way into global success…. Read More ›
“Ponderosa” leaves audiences unsatiated. [Tribeca]
There is something to be said about a movie that swings for the fences but only ends up at first base. There is something admirable about going for something unnerving, uneasy, and straight-up weird, and just missing the mark. Having… Read More ›
Ellie Sachs’s rom-com feature debut “Lucy Schulman” challenges the form and function of the genre to tell a modern love story. [Tribeca]
But I’ll never stop dreaming of you every night of my life, no way But I would do anything for love But I won’t do that Oh, I won’t do that – “I’d Do Anything for Love (But I Won’t… Read More ›
Indie darling Edward Burns steps back on the scene with the uneven “Finnegan’s Foursome”, a comedy about loss, family and moving on. [Tribeca]
Returning to Tribeca Film Festival, indie darling filmmaker/actor Edward Burns (She’s the One) arrives with the golf-based comedy Finnegan’s Foursome, having its world premiere in the Spotlight Narrative section. Burns is no stranger to the Tribeca festival, his previous films… Read More ›
1963’s “Charade” gets a 4K digital restoration via The Criterion Collection.
One of the earliest Criterion films, spine #57, Stanley Donen’s Charade (1963), is finally is getting a 4K upgrade and has never looked better. While we will go in depth on how this new 4K restoration looks, special features, and… Read More ›
“Turn It Up!” is the weird love child of “PG: Psycho Goreman” and “Scott Pilgrim vs. the World.” [Tribeca]
When we were younger, we all had those aspirations of “making it big.” Some of us wanted to be astronauts, some of us wanted to be movie stars, some of us wanted to be lawyers, and some of us wanted… Read More ›
Documentary “Kids Like Me” showcases community impact on daily life as well as on big moments for an aspiring murder mystery writer/director. [Tribeca]
Shawn Spencer: Good morning, detectives! Collecting donations for the Policeman’s Ball? Carlton Lassiter: We don’t have balls. Shawn Spencer: I honestly have no response for that. Carlton Lassiter: Need I remind you, Mr. Spencer, what happens when you interfere with… Read More ›
Documentary “Lorne” offers a rare glimpse of his work from Lorne Michaels’s own perspective.
I like Saturday Night Live, but I wouldn’t say I’m a die-hard fan by any stretch. However, it is an enjoyable program and I do try to watch it as much as I can when the host and/or musical guest… Read More ›