Hello, My Name is Doris (2016)
“We’ve all got fears.” There’s been a positive trend going on in movies lately, allowing stories to revolve around grown women actually living and behaving like grown women, and the […]
Tag Archives: Comedy
Get a Job (2016)
“I need you to step up.” Thanks to the footprint of the internet, we live in a time where nothing really ever dies; instead they’re simply forgotten. That’s what makes Get […]
The Lady in the Van (2016)
“I am a sick woman.” This “mostly true story” is one that’s also mostly contrived and manipulative. My personal feelings towards The Lady in the Van are much maligned because, in the […]
Whiskey Tango Foxtrot (2016)
“I like your mouthiness.” Whiskey Tango Foxtrot is a lot of things. First: the disfigured offspring of last year’s dreadfully apolitical Our Brand Is Crisis and the bleached dramedy Aloha. Second: a surprisingly offensive film that […]
Zoolander 2 (2016)
“That’s not me anymore.” Anytime I watch a comedy, I simultaneously try to see the movie through the eyes of my younger self. Would little me like this? Would he […]
Deadpool (2016)
“It’s important not to do anything rash.” The route of the anti superhero movie played out by an anarchist anti-hero is a smart one to follow, and Deadpool delightfully loosens the harnesses […]
Hail, Caesar! (2016)
“It’s confirming what they call the status quo.” The great divide between critics and audiences usually comes to a head at the feet of siblings Joel and Ethan Coen. In a […]
Dirty Grandpa (2016)
“Immediately offensive.” Maybe the only good thing about Dirty Grandpa is that you get exactly what you expect. No tricks, no gimmicks, all tomfoolery. Two crude remarks for every moment of possible […]
Ride Along 2 (2016)
“Why does nobody want to show me respect?” Ride Along 2 is a vehicle that instills truth into the phrase that respect is earned, not given. In this particular case, the […]
Daddy’s Home (2015)
“The way I see it, anyone can be a father but not everyone has the patience and devotion to be a daddy.” Somewhere deep, deep down in Daddy’s Home rests a good […]
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