I liked the “motherhood as body horror” approach that Tully takes for its first half, and bless Charlize Theron for her commitment in making Marlo look thoroughly wiped by the experience of having a third baby. Gaining […]
Tag: Comedy
Eighth Grade (Burnham, 2018)
When I was in grade school, social media was really nothing more than chats on MSN Messenger and cell phones that didn’t have the functionality we know of today. There was Facebook, too, I guess, […]
Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again (Parker, 2018)
The first Mamma Mia! is a jukebox musical in which the plot was clearly written around the songs. ABBA’s songs of infidelity, flirtatious discovery, and radiant living are perfect for a tale of a woman with three […]
Christopher Robin (Forster, 2018)
The nostalgia factor on this one is high. I, like many other children, grew up on Winnie the Pooh. I watched the full-length movies, the cartoons, and I’m pretty sure I had a stuffed Pooh […]
Claire’s Camera (Hong, 2017)
Ah, yet another deceptive bonbon from our favourite South Korean auteur. And an odd one, at that, since the soju-drinking is kept to a minimum, and we’re planted in France this time around—more specifically, in […]
Crazy Rich Asians (Chu, 2018)
I saw Crazy Rich Asians last night [August 28], and oddly very little is sticking with me apart from the wedding service soundtracked to “Can’t Help Falling in Love,” which I’ll admit was moving and sweet. The […]
Support the Girls (Bujalski, 2018)
I love that this is a love letter to working-class women like Regina Hall’s Lisa: women who carve out careers in the hospitality industry and put up with a shit load of racism and misogyny […]
The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected) [Baumbach, 2017]
Even though The Meyerowitz Stories lacks the magic of Frances Ha or the emotional import of The Squid and the Whale, it still manages to justify its existence by veering off the beaten path—even if just slightly.
Logan Lucky (Soderbergh, 2017)
Not having seen Ocean’s Eleven or its sequels, I don’t have much of a basis to make comparisons here. I know this is a heist film and a comedy, and that’s as much as I have to judge.
Landline (Robespierre, 2017)
If this had been less predictable, I think it would’ve gotten more attention than it has. That doesn’t mean it’s worth forgetting. Far from.
The Lego Batman Movie (McKay, 2017)
Everything is… not so awesome this time around, I’m afraid.
Battle of the Sexes (Dayton & Faris, 2017)
A number of people whose opinion I value didn’t much care for Battle of the Sexes. I decided to give it a go all the same, in case there was something in it they weren’t seeing. I’m sad to say that they were right.
Hunt for the Wilderpeople (Waititi, 2016)
Taika Waititi’s Hunt for the Wilderpeople is so precious. I don’t mean that negatively—it’s just a really cute film that you want to give a warm hug to.
Swiss Army Man (Kwan & Scheinert, 2016)
Whoever came up with this premise deserves a raise and more chances to pitch ideas, because I found this film refreshingly original. A breath of fresh air with some gassy odours mixed in, so to speak.
Captain Fantastic (Ross, 2016)
This is one of those films that’s quirky for the sake of being quirky, with a family of survivalists subsisting in a forest and living something of a utopian lifestyle where questions are always answered, debates encouraged, classic literature consumed, and campfire music-making a mainstay.
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