Looking for a great murder-comedy? Get a ‘Clue’ (1985)
Throwback Thursday (Movie review): This murder-comedy featured alternate endings before they were cool.
Comedy
Looking for a great murder-comedy? Get a ‘Clue’ (1985)
Nick Hornby’s ‘Funny Girl’ (2014) zeroes in on 1960s British TV
Throwback Thursday (Book review): The novel zeroes in on 1960s British TV but has appeal beyond that.
Movies and TV shows John is looking forward to in 2019 (Commentary)
These are the movies and TV shows I’m looking forward to in the new year:
Shaune’s top 10 movies of 2018
Our year-end countdown lists wrap up with Shaune’s picks for the 10 best movies of 2018:
John’s top 10 movies of 2018
The dominant genre of 2018 continued to be superheroes; even with the “X-Men” Universe and DC Extended Universe releasing only one film each, the three Marvel Cinematic Universe movies were impossible to overlook. Still, this […]
‘Juliet, Naked’ a pitch-perfect adaptation of Hornby’s novel about love, regret and music nerdery (Movie review)
Just as I was thinking that 2018 has been a down year for comedies, along comes “Juliet, Naked,” which got a limited release in theaters and is now on home video. It’s the sixth Nick […]
Feig’s ‘A Simple Favor’ is a flawed but fascinating departure in his catalog (Movie review)
When we say “the new Paul Feig movie,” something like “A Simple Favor,” now on home video, is not what we’d expect from the co-creator of “Freaks and Geeks” and the director of many subsequent […]
‘Christmas Prince’ and its sequel are the weirdest-ever episodes of ‘iZombie’
Movie reviews: “iZombie” star Rose McIver finds another hit (but not quite as good) franchise with the “Christmas Prince” rom-coms.
‘The Ranch’ shifts into soap-opera mode with the departure of Masterson (TV review)
“The Ranch” Part 6 (a.k.a. the second half of Season 3) has a big issue to address: the loss of Danny Masterson. Due to sexual harassment allegations, Masterson was fired from the Netflix comedy last […]
‘Never Goin’ Back’ isn’t funny enough, but two hot stoner girls have oddity value, at least (Movie review)
Recent Hollywood offerings remind us that any stupid thing guys can do, girls can do just as stupidly, from the “Hangover”-esque “Girls Trip” to the “American Pie” update “Blockers.” The latest offering in this subgenre […]