There are some actors, and I won’t mention names, that do what they do for the paycheck, and particularly those in comedy who have a substantial fanbase who don’t need to do anything brilliant or inventive to make money, other than just appear on screen once a year. Jim Carrey is one actor who constantly…
Category: comedy
Ed Wood (1994)
The amount I love this film isn’t fair. To call Ed Wood a masterpiece that will rival the likes of Citizen Kane and The Godfather seems awfully wrong – after all, it never shows up on these lists as greatest films of all time, and it isn’t really given much attention by the general public,…
The Heat (2013)
What do you get when you combine the lovely Sandra Bullock and the hilarious Melissa McCarthy? You get The Heat, and while it does not compare to Paul Feig’s masterpiece Bridesmaids, it is pure comedic gold and one of the funniest films I’ve seen in a while. Buddy cop movies are so popular these days…
Chef (2014)
In this day and age of social media and designer cookery, a film combining the two was inevitable. Luckily, the man to do it was Jon Favreau, who put the big-budget aside and set off to making one of the most charming films of the year. Centred around Carl Casper (Favreau), a neglectful husband, an…
Friday (1995)
One thing that I live by that have caused me to be the victim of several raised eyebrows is the fact that I think Ice Cube is a pretty good actor. He has been typecast as the intense and harsh tough guy in so many films, it is actually pretty interesting to see him give…
The Weather Man (2005)
Nicolas Cage has seemed to become such a joke for his poor movie choices of late, it is often easy to forget that when he wants to, he can be a pretty good actor. The Weather Man is a good example that with some effort, and a great script, Nicolas Cage can actually justify his…
22 Jump Street (2014)
Put me down as a fan of Jonah Hill. He has evolved from the “funny fat kid” in supporting roles in teenage films to becoming one of the brightest young character actors in today’s cinema. He has managed to perfectly balance comedy with prestige drama, and never seem out of place. Hill is a very…
Dazed and Confused (1993)
Oh boy, this was a fun film. This wasn’t necessarily grand opera, but it was really enjoyable. I think I liked this film a bit more than I should have – a bunch of teenagers smoking and drinking and not much happening? Normally that would fall between “Yeah, so?” and “Not interested” on the scale…
American Hustle (2013)
David O. Russell is an oddity as a filmmaker – he is purely an actor’s director, and he’s grabbed 11 nominations for his actors over his past three films, with three wins. The man clearly knows his craft and how to work with actors. Of course, up until today, my favourite film of his was Silver…
Scary Movie 5 (2013)
Parody, satire, spoof – these are words commonly thrown around by filmmakers and comedians in regards to their art that lampoons various subjects in one of the most beloved forms of artistic expression. The Scary Movie series of films warrant no artistic merit. They are just plain terrible. But like you can’t stop touching a…
The Postmodern Pelican 