Carry On Doctor
Doctors, nurses and patients run amok in the 15th Carry On film, the series’ equivalent of The Terror of Mechagodzilla. Being largely unfamiliar with the Carry On films, it was […]
Tag Archives: comedy
The Debuts
This hour-long documentary follows 6 comedians (including Amy Gledhill, Josh Jones and Sikisa) bringing their debut shows to the Edinburgh Fringe in 2022. Directed by stand-up and filmmaker Stuart Laws […]
The Conference
Municipal employees on a team-building retreat are targeted by a killer in this Swedish horror/comedy they should have called Parks and Mutilation. Patrik Eklund’s satirical slasher plays out like a […]
The Columnist
A columnist (Katja Herbers) takes revenge on her Twitter trolls in the 2019 Dutch dark comedy they should have called Doom Scroll. Ivo van Aart keeps the satire straight and […]
Creepshow
Drawing on the EC Comics of the 1950s, George A. Romero’s 1982 anthology features five tales from the crypt of Stephen King’s coke-addled imagination. Surprisingly timeless in its ’80s renderings […]
Network
A news anchor (Peter Finch) threatens to kill himself on air, but his announcement backfires when he shoots up the ratings. On re-release for director Sidney Lumet’s 100th birthday, Network […]
Wicked Little Letters
Wicked Little Letters is a British comedy not to be confused with Pretty Little Liars, Big Little Lies or Wicked Little Lettuce, hopefully the next Liz Truss book. Based on […]
American Fiction
This comedy is based on Percival Everett’s novel Erasure but renamed American Fiction to sound more like an Oscar movie (and less like an Arnie movie). The story follows Thelonious […]
Final Destination 2
A 25-year-old college student (A. J. Cook) witnesses a traffic collision that turns out to be a premonition (and not just the cast’s careers going up in in flames). After […]
Gremlins
An economically depressed town is visited by rampaging creatures in the 1984 Christmas classic they should have called It’s a Wonderful Lifeform. All of Billy’s (Zach Galligan) Christmases come at […]
