Tag: comedy

Dragon Ball Super: Super HeroD
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August 17, 2022

Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero powers through structural awkwardness with charm and style

The latest movie from the venerable shonen action saga grants a few of its fandom's long-standing wishes by spotlighting two beloved and often sidelined heroes.
Mack & RitaM
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August 16, 2022

Mack & Rita is a charmer that crosses oceans of time

Diane Keaton stars in a sweet comedy about a woman who figures out who she is through some magic and time-space bending.
A League of Their OwnA
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August 13, 2022

A League of Their Own plays its game with skill and wit

Abbi Jacobson's take on wartime women's baseball teams isn't quite pitching a no-hitter, but its character work—especially from Chanté Adams—and comedy are quite strong.
day shiftD
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August 12, 2022

Day Shift has plenty of vampires, but lacks bite

The Netflix horror-comedy features an enjoyable cast & a handful of decent fight scenes, but relies on a dusty, outdated script.
Night ShiftN
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July 31, 2022

Night Shift at 40: Michael Keaton shines and Ron Howard gets wonderfully zany

Night Shift, Ron Howard's Michael Keaton-star-making mortuary-set sex comedy, is unlike anything he's made in quite some time.
Fantasia Festival Employee of the MonthF
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July 31, 2022

Fantasia 2022: Employee of the Month, Sissy, and Relax, I’m from the Future

Three wildly different features united by standout work from Black women actors and deft, distinct senses of humor.
Alone TogetherA
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July 24, 2022

Alone Together is a simple, sweet rom-com

Alone Together, from writer/director/star Katie Holmes, is a flawed but enjoyable lockdown-set romance.
Only Murders in the Building Season 2 (Hulu)O
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June 30, 2022

Only Murders in the Building finds fresh blood in Season 2

Hulu's hit mystery series expands its scope in its second season and hits a darker pattern to its true-crime pastiche.
Wes Schlagenhauf Is DyingT
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June 16, 2022

Tribeca 2022: Wes Schlagenhauf is Dying is a shambling, unfunny exercise in meta-comedy

A self-reflexive indie comedy for the COVID-19 era, Wes Schlagenhauf is Dying fails to amuse or entertain. 
The Phantom of the Open featuredT
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June 7, 2022

The Phantom of the Open tells us that winning isn’t everything

Mark Rylance reaches for the moon in this charming tale about the “The World’s Worst Golfer.”