Category: Comedy
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Austin Butler “effortless” in CAUGHT STEALING

Typically, Darren Aronofsky’s films are of high quality but can be challenging to watch. CAUGHT STEALING, thankfully, is very accessible! Austin Butler is tremendous in the dark comedy as a former San Francisco Giants draft pick and we were pleasantly surprised by this movie. So let’s talk about it…
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SPINAL TAP II: THE END CONTINUES is what a legacy sequel should be!

AXEL F and HAPPY GILMORE 2, for example, were legacy sequels released just for streaming. In the court of public opinion, they didn’t do well and we think they were hurt by zero theatrical release. So, thankfully, SPINAL TAP II: THE END CONTINUES gets it right! Go laugh with like-minded people who enjoy the original!…
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SPINAL TAP II is everything legacy sequels should be

This is how legacy sequels should be done: in a theater, with like-minded audience members who have nostalgia for the original.
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THE THREESOME is your new all-time favorite rom com

If you’re a sucker for a rom com, welcome to your new all-time favorite.
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Does THE NAKED GUN work in 2025??

We were excited to see THE NAKED GUN being remade, but we could never shake the feeling of “Can they do that in 2025???” So let’s talk about it…
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SKETCH is the surprise of 2025

Grab the kids and grandkids and find time to go to the theater. SKETCH deserves more attention than it’ll probably get.
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HAPPY GILMORE 2 relies on cameos and nostalgia

Adam Sandler is back — as a part of his big new deal with streaming giant Netflix — as one of his most beloved characters of all-time: Happy Gilmore. Basically, 30 years after the original comedy classic, Sandler and a laundry list of cameo appearances try to recapture the funny, the charm, and the enjoyment…
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HEADS OF STATE is a fun flight of fancy

There have been several Marvel or Star Wars projects, for example, that would’ve benefited from being feature-length films instead of forced episodic chapters. HEADS OF STATE is the opposite.
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M3GAN goes from horror to action, keeps comedy

We were surprised by the first M3GAN and that continues through this one! While the first movie was “a comedy masquerading as horror,” M3GAN 2.0 is a comedy masquerading as action. Kudos to Blumhouse for knowing what worked about the first installment and going back to the well!

