Tag Archives: Comedy

Review in Brief: Cha Cha Real Smooth (2022)

Posted on July 25, 2022 by Sam S-P

The cinema of kindness is always the most affecting for me, and Cooper Raiff’s Cha Cha Real Smooth is a doozy in that regard. Films that cause tears to start flowing but not in a calculated and cynical way, instead … Continue reading →

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Everything Everywhere All at Once (2022) Review

Posted on May 25, 2022 by Sam S-P

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Cop Secret (2021) Review – BFI Flare

Posted on April 12, 2022 by Sam S-P

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The Mitchells vs the Machines (2021) Review

Posted on March 10, 2022 by Sam S-P

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Licorice Pizza (2021) Review

Posted on January 14, 2022 by Sam S-P

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Ali & Ava (2021) Review

Posted on November 17, 2021 by Sam S-P

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Review in Brief: Freshman Year/Shithouse (2020/21)

Posted on October 25, 2021 by Sam S-P

SHITHOUSE is a much better name, why’d they have to ruin our fun for the UK release? For anyone who has gone to university in the last decade or so, this ceaselessly honest portrayal of uni life – the highs … Continue reading →

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Review in Brief: Coda (2021)

Posted on September 2, 2021 by Sam S-P

I wasn’t going to cry during CODA, but then they deployed the Joni Mitchell. Ruby (Emilia Jones) is the teenage Child of Deaf Adults, acting as her family’s interpreter on their fishing boat and in their local community. But when … Continue reading →

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Review in Brief: Shiva Baby (2020)

Posted on August 28, 2021 by Sam S-P

It’s going to be a hotly contested battle between SHIVA BABY and RARE BEASTS for the most uncomfortably awkward comedy released in 2021. Interestingly both are by female first-time feature directors and both show confidence in abundance and a unique … Continue reading →

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Review in Brief: Free Guy (2021)

Posted on August 19, 2021 by Sam S-P

FREE GUY is more evidence that the better video game movies aren’t direct IP adaptations but about gaming itself. You’ll get a lot more out of it if you’re a gamer, if you know the conventions, mechanics and player behaviour … Continue reading →

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