As one grows older, they begin to learn that the world is not always that kind to the elderly – there’s a sense of respect and admiration, but at some point, you are essentially labelled as being past the point of functional member of society, and set out to pasture, told to enjoy the remaining…
Tag: comedy
Gail Daughtry and the Celebrity Sex Pass (2026)
Everyone has their list of dreams, which can range from the ambitious to the outright unrealistic. In either case, even those who may not necessarily pursue a particular goal still can enjoy the very idea of it, especially when it comes to the more scintillating and potentially controversial of them. Many couples have what are…
You’re Missing the Point (1940)
The legacy of Mexican comedy essentially begins with the birth of Cantinflas – not necessarily the actual entry of Mario Moreno into existence, but rather the moment he transitioned into the persona that would serve him well for his entire career. This came in the form of You’re Missing the Point (Spanish: Ahí está el…
Glenrothan (2026)
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…
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…
The Comedy Man (1964)
There is nothing quite as disheartening as putting your heart and soul into your chosen vocation, and discovering that it is not intended to be your permanent career. This is particularly prevalent in the world of the arts – some people have a brief burst of success but find themselves fading faster than they rose,…
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…
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (1947)
It seems to be a universal experience to want to be able to leap out of our ordinary lives and instead pursue a supposedly more exciting existence, which plays into the idea that being entirely content with your life is very rare, and the majority of us have broader and more enthralling expectations or dreams,…
The Owl and the Pussycat (1970)
I love stories that take place over a single period of time, whether an individual night or a slightly longer stretch, where everything is contained into something slightly more manageable. I once recall driving through a city at night with a friend, and remarking to him how I am still waiting to have my own…
