Tag Archives: Comedy

The Toxic Avenger (2023/25)

Posted on January 13, 2026 by Sam S-P

Macon Blair’s Troma remix has plenty of squelchy gore and grotesquery, as well as good work from Peter Dinklage, but it never strikes quite the right tonal balance as the original. A terminally ill janitor (Dinklage) runs afoul of corporate … Continue reading →

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Review in Brief: The Phoenician Scheme (2025)

Posted on December 11, 2025 by Sam S-P

“I feel very safe myself”. On the whole I think I’m much more of a fan than many others of Wes Anderson’s latest career stage where his unmistakable style has never been more prominent but he continues to experiment with … Continue reading →

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Review in Brief: The Day the Earth Blew Up: A Looney Tunes Movie (2024/25)

Posted on October 8, 2025 by Sam S-P

Small wins for art are worth savouring, especially in an age when it is seemingly under attack from all sides. In the first cinematically released, all-animated Looney Tunes feature film that was thankfully sold to Ketchup Entertainment rather than being … Continue reading →

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Tangerine (2015) Review

Posted on December 29, 2024 by Sam S-P

https://www.thefilmagazine.com/tangerine-2015-review/ SSP

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10 Best Life of Brian Moments

Posted on August 17, 2024 by Sam S-P

https://www.thefilmagazine.com/10-best-life-of-brian-moments/ SSP

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‘Blazing Saddles’ at 50 – Review

Posted on February 7, 2024 by Sam S-P

https://www.thefilmagazine.com/blazing-saddles-at-50-review/ SSP

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‘Steamboat Willie’ at 95 – Review

Posted on September 19, 2023 by Sam S-P

https://www.thefilmagazine.com/steamboat-willie-95-review/ SSP

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Review in Brief: Barbie (2023)

Posted on August 26, 2023 by Sam S-P

BARBIE is the very best version of what this could ever be, and studios will inevitably learn all the wrong lessons from it. Why would a Barbie (Margot Robbie) living in a perfect Barbie world all of a sudden start … Continue reading →

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‘The Truman Show’ at 25 – Review

Posted on June 5, 2023 by Sam S-P

https://www.thefilmagazine.com/truman-show-25-review/ SSP

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Renfield (2023) Review

Posted on April 18, 2023 by Sam S-P

https://www.thefilmagazine.com/renfield-2023-movie-review/ SSP

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