comedy

Inquiring Minds: REPO MAN (1984)
Inquiring Minds: REPO MAN (1984)

A mash-up of sci-fi, humor, and peculiarities, Repo Man is, if nothing else, one of a kind and a cult classic worthy of it’s following.

NOT OKAY: None of this is Ok
NOT OKAY: None of this is Ok

Like in social media, everything in Not Okay is a hollow passing glance as the movie keeps scrolling and clicking along.

FLUX GOURMET: Performance Fart
FLUX GOURMET: Performance Fart

Flux Gourmet is a movie wholly dependent on making sound editing and cinematography do all the work and they can’t quite get there.

BEAVIS AND BUTT-HEAD DO THE UNIVERSE: Warping Into A New Age
BEAVIS AND BUTT-HEAD DO THE UNIVERSE: Warping Into A New Age

By time-traveling Beavis and Butthead to the future, it forces the cultures of past and present to have to confront each other’s stubbornness.

Butchering the God Butcher: Why Marvel Should Fire Taika Waititi
THOR: LOVE AND THUNDER: Lost In A Fantasy Storm

While not the worst Thor film, Love & Thunder has a lot of potential in its fantasy adventure but rarely rises to become a worthy sequel.

BRIAN AND CHARLES: Charming Robo-bromance Has No Faulty Parts
BRIAN AND CHARLES: Charming Robo-bromance Has No Faulty Parts

Brian and Charles feel like such a British invention; however, its themes and its heart are universal and large.

BLINDSPOTS PODCAST EPISODE #22: WILD AT HEART & KALIFORNIA
BLINDSPOTS EPISODE 18: WHAT’S UP DOC? & MY COUSIN VINNY

We’re back! This time Kristy and Jake discuss What’s up Doc? & My Cousin Vinny!

THE BEAR: A Cut Above
THE BEAR: A Cut Above

With only eight episodes, most a half-hour, The Bear is a funny, tense, and riveting binge.

Tribeca Film Festival 2022 Report 2: CHERRY & NEXT EXIT
Tribeca Film Festival 2022 Report 2: CHERRY & NEXT EXIT

With her second report, Kristy Strouse covers Cherry and Next Exit!

APPLES: A Dry And Colorless Dark Comedy
APPLES: A Dry And Colorless Dark Comedy

Despite its humorous undertones, Christos Nikou’s Apples can’t overcome a frustratingly muted and opaque style.

Tribeca Film Festival: GOOD LUCK TO YOU, LEO GRANDE
Tribeca Film Festival: GOOD LUCK TO YOU, LEO GRANDE

In Sophie Hyde’s Good Luck To You, Leo Grande, the stigma surrounding sexuality and age are examined and pushed.

Tribeca Film Festival 2022 Report 1: FAMILY DINNER, HUESERA & A WOUNDED FAWN
Tribeca Film Festival 2022 Report 1: FAMILY DINNER, HUESERA & A WOUNDED FAWN

In her first report from Tribeca Film Festival 2022, Kristy Strouse reviews Family Dinner, Huesera & A Wounded Fawn!

Tribeca Film Festival 2022: SOMEWHERE IN QUEENS
Tribeca Film Festival 2022: SOMEWHERE IN QUEENS

Ray Ramano makes his directorial debut with Somewhere In Queens, a comedy-drama about an Italian-American family.

Dances With Wolves Film Festival 2022: GOODBYE, PETRUSKA
Dances with Films Festival 2022: GOODBYE, PETRUSHKA

Goodbye, Petruska navigates the turbulent experience of challenging reality with ambition to deliver something one can be truly proud of.

The Bad Guys: An Animated Heist With Style
The Bad Guys: An Animated Heist With Style

The Bad Guys is a good time for its slick style, solid characters, and stealing from the best heist films.