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Tag: comedy

trailers

Fortune Teller: MAGIC IN THE MOONLIGHT Trailer

Place your bets now folks: hit or miss?

Posted on May 22, 2014May 27, 2014
trailers

Dinner Bell: CHEF Trailer

Anyone else get really hungry all of a sudden?

Posted on April 9, 2014April 13, 2014
reviews

MUPPETS MOST WANTED

Now that we’ve replayed the music and relit the lights, it’s time for The Muppets to do what they do so well – get into a crazy conundrum.

Posted on March 23, 2014March 28, 2014
reviews

THE GRAND BUDAPEST HOTEL

Wes Anderson returns with something sweet for audiences to delight in.

Posted on March 16, 2014March 22, 2014
trailers

My Reflection: THE DOUBLE Trailer

From the man who brought you SUBMARINE, along comes a kooky tale of Eisenbergian duality.

Posted on February 11, 2014February 16, 2014
trailers

The Boys of Fall: DRAFT DAY Trailer

Is this Ivan Reitman’s JERRY MAGUIRE…or his REPLACEMENTS?

Posted on January 7, 2014January 11, 2014
reviews

ENOUGH SAID

Going back a little bit for an under-appreciated gem of 2013.

Posted on December 27, 2013September 11, 2020
reviews

THE WOLF OF WALL STREET

Lifestyles of the Cold and Greedy.

Posted on December 26, 2013February 28, 2014
trailers

Mayhem: MUPPETS MOST WANTED Trailer

Once again; it’s time to play the music, it’s time to light the lights…

Posted on November 27, 2013December 1, 2013
trailers

Standin’ In the Big Hotel: THE GRAND BUDAPEST HOTEL Trailer

I feel like every word of this trailer should be a BEING JOHN MALKOVICH-esque stream of “Anderson, Anderson, Anderson…”. I say that with love.

Posted on October 23, 2013October 27, 2013
trailers

On a Plain: NEBRASKA Trailer

Still so much goodness to come this autumn.

Posted on September 25, 2013September 30, 2013
festivals, reactions, TIFF

THE STAG plays TIFF 2013

TIFF presents a comedy Hollywood writers wish they were clever enough to come up with.

Posted on September 15, 2013September 17, 2013

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