Quickly think of your favourite comedy film duos. If you thought of Laurel and Hardy, or Abbott and Costello, or Dudley Moore and Peter Cooke, you wouldn’t be wrong. They were all magnificent. However, the duo that stands out for me as the most brilliant and iconic of all time is that of Jack Lemmon…

I think Chris Rock is a very talented comedian and actor, but even I was dubious when I saw his attempt at making a Woody Allen-esque comedy. However, it wasn’t as much of a trainwreck as I expected, and while I was hoping for so much more, I thought it was a great film nonetheless….

There are some films that are just masterpieces, but are very rarely recognized as one. I previously reviewed Bedazzled, one of the most underrated films ever made, and definitely one of the funniest British films I’ve ever seen. I am sure you can imagine the incredible sense of bewilderment when the next film I watched…

Anyone who reads my reviews knows that my favorite kinds of films are most certainly independent films. There is nothing better that finding a brilliant indie film, that pushes boundaries that mainstream films never dare to do. One such film is Transamerica, a touching and sweet little indie dramedy that teaches us the complexities of…

Oh dear, the classic “man sells his soul to the devil” story, how it has become the epitome of film cliche. I wasn’t expecting much, because so many films have that theme of the pathetic individual with a pathetic life selling their pathetic soul to the charming human embodiment of Satan for a shot at…

Is there any name in cinema today with more heft and credibility than Martin Scorsese? The ultimate master of filmmaking, he is not only the greatest living filmmaker but one of the greatest and most influential directors of all time. These days, Scorsese can do almost anything and be hailed as a saint. However, the…

There are groups of people in this world that would always prevent a film like The Interview succeeding – there will always be detractors to this type of humor, or to the stars of this film, or to the subject matter. However, I stand firmly on the side of the divide that really looks forward…

  This film as a bad reputation, and that makes me a little sad, because it is not nearly as bad as people try and suggest it is. Compared to what David Spade did on Saturday Night Live and in film in the late 1990s and early 2000s, Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star is not…

Let’s talk about Duck Soup. As a comedy aficionado, I always felt a bit incredulous never having watched one of the most brilliant and iconic comedy films in history. That all changed recently when I finally was able to say that I have seen the absolute insanity of the Marx Brothers in undeniably their best…