9 to 5
Three office workers (Jane Fonda, Lily Tomlin and Dolly Parton) take down their sexist boss (Dabney Coleman) in this old-school comedy, ie. one with a plot. This feminist farce has […]
Author Archives: Dan Meier
Society
A high school kid (Billy Warlock) grows suspicious of his high-society family upon hearing a disturbing recording from his sister’s (Patrice Jennings) Debutante Ball, which I’d assumed Gilmore Girls had […]
John Mulaney & the Sack Lunch Bunch
The juxtaposition of cute children and grown-up subject matter has been a staple of comedies ranging from South Park to Little Monsters, but American comedian John Mulaney gives it a […]
Little Women (2019)
Greta Gerwig’s adaptation of Louisa May Alcott’s classic stars Saoirse Ronan as Jo, the writer; Florence Pugh as Amy, the artist; Eliza Scanlen as Beth, the pianist; and (presumably as some […]
Krampus: The Christmas Devil
Santa and his brother Krampus team up to ruin Christmas, Band Aid style. Originally released in 2013 but repackaged 2 years later for the sake of tricking people wanting to […]
On the Buses
I’ve never witnessed the sitcom adventures of Blakey (Stephen Lewis) in On the Buses, although I have listened to Art Blakey on plenty of buses. And technically I’ve only half-seen […]
Cats
What a technological age we live in where a film like Cats is possible. Not the eye-clawing special effects, those are horrific. I’m talking about the technology that enables a […]
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
The Rebeletubbies (R2D2, Chewie, Lando, Poe) are back in Star Wars: Episode IX – Rise of the Planet of the Skywalkers. A long time ago people cared about Star Wars. […]
But I’m a Cheerleader
A cheerleader (Natasha Lyonne) discovers who she is in this ’90s comedy, not to be confused with Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Jamie Babbit (who would go on to direct Gilmore […]
Jojo Rabbit
Jojo Rabbit is set in Nazi Germany towards the end of WWII – the party’s over and some people are still banging on about Jews with their foot stuck in […]
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