There’s nothing quite like the love between siblings, which is something that anyone who has been raised alongside a brother or sister (or multiple of either or both) will know extremely well. We’re either handed this unfamiliar person, or, in some cases, handed to them depending on who was born first, and told that they…
Category: comedy
Betsy’s Wedding (1990)
The announcement that a cherished family member is getting married is often joyous and calls for a big celebration, with the acknowledgement of their decision to move into the next chapter of their life through committing to a long-term, legally binding relationship being one of the cornerstones of our society (whether one is agnostic to…
Coyote vs. Acme (2026)
We all had our own unique childhoods with unique experiences and interests. However, there are certain pieces of media that seem to be almost universally adored, being a vital part of the upbringing of people that span generations and geographical locations. I can’t remember a time when I wasn’t familiar with Looney Tunes, which has…
The Strawberry Blonde (1941)
While his contemporary reputation may suggest otherwise, Raoul Walsh was one of our great masters of the Golden Age of Hollywood. Few directors were able to work so consistently across as diverse a range of genres as he did, nor were there many who could manage to attract some of the industry’s finest talents to…
Babes (2024)
The distinction between friends and family is very narrow for some people, with the term “chosen family” becoming increasingly popular as a description for those close, intimate friendships that feel like a genuine, lifelong connection being made between people who are otherwise not related, but still play an important role in the others’ lives. However,…
Baby’s Laxative (1931)
In the canon of revolutionary and historically resonant filmmakers, you rarely find someone who has left quite as much of an impression on cinema as Jean Renoir, whose entire life was defined by the constant pursuit of a new kind of artistic expression, which he inherited from his equally important artistically-minded family. A provocative voice…
The Admirable Crichton (1957)
While it may not be universally agreed upon, it is generally accepted (usually begrudgingly) that society is built on a steady order, where everyone has their place and is required to stay within it to allow for everything to run as smoothly as possible – but like everything, even this well-maintained order sometimes shifts and…
Gasoline Alley (1951)
We all define family differently, and the idea that it is only established by a biological connection is a fallacy – blood may be thicker than water, but it doesn’t necessarily always need to be the primary reason for forming an ironclad bond with those who enter our lives and become increasingly important. It lends…
Seize Them! (2024)
There is a bizarre tendency to view history as dull and uninteresting, which is very likely a remnant of the fact that many associate the past with the sanitised, overly-neatened version we received in school, where the thornier and more exciting details were deliberately elided, mainly to shield impressionable minds from the sordid activities and…
You Never Can Tell (1951)
There’s something genuinely charming about the irony that the best depiction of what it means to be human usually tends to come in films that are focused around animals. One of the most bizarre premises for a film ever produced relates to this topic, and comes in the form of You Never Can Tell, in…
