There are a lot of comedy sitcoms around nowadays that serve to shock and push boundaries. One such comedy series is It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia which has been shaking things up since 2005. Following the owners of Paddy’s Pub, the Gang consists of brother and sister Dennis and Dee Reynolds (Glenn Howerton and Kaitlin… Read More Top 5 It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia Episodes
Lulu Wang’s second feature is a brilliant insight into a millennial experience on being an immigrant in America and the struggle for identity. Following Chinese-American millennial Billi (Awkwafina), The Farewell travels from America to China as Billi’s Grandma, Nai Nai (Zhao Shu-zhen), falls ill with terminal cancer. What throws an even heavier spanner in the… Read More The Farewell (2019)
Jim Carrey is an actor who time and time again demonstrates the range that he has, despite his solidified reputation as a brilliant comedian. He has been playing leading roles since his meteoric rise to fame in the 90s that have become classics such as Ace Ventura and The Mask. There is a reason why… Read More Top 5 Jim Carrey Performances
The most original film to come out of this year’s award season, Bong Joon-ho’s Korean masterpiece Parasite which can only be described as brilliantly bizarre. Since its premiere at Cannes Film Festival, the film world has been abuzz for this film. It subsequently took home the prestigious Palme d’Or beating out Quentin Tarantino’s mainstream favourite Once… Read More Parasite (2019)
Barbra Streisand’s directorial debut follows the titular character (Streisand), a young woman living in an Ashkenazi Jewish community in the early 20th century who disguises as a man to study in a Yeshiva after her father passes away. Based on the short story by Isaac Bashevis Singer and cowritten by Streisand and Jack Rosenthal, Yentl is a… Read More Yentl (1983)
Dolemite Is My Name is a brilliant look into the life of African-American icon Rudy Ray Moore played by Eddie Murphy in a career best performance. Moore is a man of many talents: acting, singing and stand-up. His comedy routines are his way into fame as he channels an alter ego Dolemite, a pimp style… Read More Dolemite Is My Name (2019)
One of the most controversial films to come out this awards season is Taika Waititi’s World War II comedy, Jojo Rabbit. Set in Germany during the last years of the War and follows 10 year-old Jojo Betzler (Roman Griffin Davis), a Nazi fanatic whose imaginary friend is Adolf Hitler (Taika Waititi). He lives with his mum… Read More Jojo Rabbit (2019)
From the incredible mind of Guillermo del Toro comes the Best Picture winning The Shape of Water, an adult fairytale following mute Eliza (Sally Hawkins) who works as a cleaner in a government lab and falls in love with a creature (Doug Jones) who is held captive for experiments. Working with various parties including her… Read More The Shape of Water (2017)
Another film that I have been meaning to see since its release, Sorry to Bother You is a brilliant study of capitalism in modern day America. Written and directed by Boots Riley in a fantastic debut, we follow Cassius “Cash” Green (Lakeith Stanfield) as he starts a career in RegalView, a telemarketing centre and his rise… Read More Sorry to Bother You (2018)
Based on the Edward Albee stageplay of the same name and marking Mike Nichols’ directorial debut, Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? follows older couple, Martha (Elizabeth Taylor) and George (Richard Burton) as the cracks in their relationship between to crack and crumble with the arrival of newlywed couple Nick (George Segal) and Honey (Sandy Dennis).… Read More Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1966)
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