Tag: Comedy
More Christmas Leftovers: Another Five Christmas-Adjacent Movies
Last year, I wrote about what I called Christmas-adjacent movies, five films that took place at Christmas but didn’t quite qualify as full-fledged Christmas Movies. As it happens, there are quite a few films like this, many of which are great. So, here are another five flicks, in chronological ord...
Read MoreTop 5 Characters Who Embody the Christmas Spirit
There are many wonderful tropes in Christmas movies, but one of the most rewarding is the character who embodies the Christmas Spirit. This person is sometimes the lead and sometimes not, but always the inspiration for others to cast aside their malice and gloom and find the joy in Christmas. They a...
Read MoreThe People’s Joker Gets a Theatrical Release
The strangest version of the Joker yet will be making its way to theaters. At last year’s Toronto International Film Festival, a film called The People’s Joker, about a trans version of the legendary Batman villain, canceled its planned screenings due to a “rights issue” with Warner Bros. Di...
Read MoreThe Regime Trailer Orders You to Watch It
If you didn’t realize that 2024 is an election year, the amount of political entertainment set to debut should clue you in. Today, HBO released a trailer for The Regime, a comedy-drama satire. The Regime depicts the decline of a fascistic government that rules a European country, with palace intri...
Read MoreREVIEW: Wonka (2023)
Wonka is a rebootquel of Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory and, to a lesser extent, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. I like the Gene Wilder-led classic well enough, but I don’t think I ever watched the Tim Burton movie all the way through. When Wonka was announced, I was frankly an...
Read MoreGood Omens Will End With Season 3
Amazon announced a renewal for Good Omens’ third and final season this Thursday. This surreal dramedy follows the exploits of angel Aziraphale (Michael Sheen) and demon Crowley (David Tennant), now exiled from Heaven and Hell, respectively, as they work together to stave off the apocalypse. Check...
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