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 […]
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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 […]
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 […]
The Terminator
1984 proved a mixed year for sci-fi – some successful (Ghostbusters), some flops (Dune) and some no one remembers at all (a 2001 sequel called 2010). But none had such […]
Honey Boy
Anyone expecting a Bee Movie sequel will be confused by Shia LaBeouf’s autobiographical drama about child actor Otis (Noah Jupe), though still not as confused as they would be by […]
The Last Supper
This 1995 dark comedy sees a group of murderous liberals (Cameron Diaz, Ron Eldard, Annabeth Gish, Jonathan Penner and Courtney B. Vance) inviting conservatives to dinner where poisoned wine is […]
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