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Category Archives: Humor
Saturday Matinee: Sadness and Joy in the Life of Giraffes
By Teresa Viera Source: Cineuropa Sadness and Joy in the Life of Giraffes [+], Tiago Guedes’ fourth feature, premiered in Portuguese cinemas on 21 November. A cinematic adaptation of Tiago Rodrigues’ play of the same name, it portrays the transition from childhood to … Continue reading
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Tagged Cult Film, Maria Abreu, Polish Cinema, Sadness and Joy in the Life of Giraffes, Tiago Guedes
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The 100 Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared
By Josh Kupecki Source: Austin Chronicle A whimsical comedy based on the bestselling Swedish novel (and book-club fodder) by Jonas Jonasson, The 100-Year-Old Man Who Climbed out the Window and Disappeared begins with exactly that, as Allan Karlsson (Gustafsson) escapes his retirement … Continue reading
Saturday Matinee: Death to Smoochy
In defence of Death to Smoochy – the most absurd kids’ TV satire ever made By Sophie Yapp Source: Little White Lies Once a film has been critically tarnished, it’s hard to come back from that. As soon as the … Continue reading
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Tagged Cult Film, Danny DeVito, Dark Comedy, Death to Smoochy, Edward Norton, Robin Williams
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Saturday Matinee: A Man Called Ove
By Odie Henderson Source: RogerEbert.com “A Man Called Ove” tells the familiar story of the curmudgeonly old man whose grumpy life is brightened by forces beyond his control. These forces take the guise of a much younger person who provides … Continue reading
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Tagged A Man Called Ove, Bahar Pars, comedy, Frederick Backman, Hannes Holm, Ida Engvoll, Rolf Lassgård, Swedish Film
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Saturday Matinee: The Little Hours
A raunchy convent comedy loosely based on The Decameron, a 14th century classic By Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat Source: Spirituality & Practice The Decameron by Giovanni Bocccaccio is a literary classic written in medieval times; it’s a bawdy collection of … Continue reading
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Tagged Alison Brie, comedy, Cult Film, Giovanni Bocccaccio, Jeff Baena, John C. Reilly, Molly Shannon, Paul Reiser, The Decameron, The Little Hours
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Saturday Matinee: Little Shop of Horrors (1986)
By Roger Ebert Source: RogerEbert.com At a time when so many movies show such cold-blooded calculation, here’s one heedless enough to be fun. “Little Shop of Horrors” arrives with enough baggage to make it into a thoroughly timid project – … Continue reading
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Tagged comedy, Cult Film, Ellen Greene, Frank Oz, Little Shop of Horrors, musical, Rick Moranis
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Saturday Matinee: Dragons Forever
By Chrichton Source: Chrichton’s World If the majority of the Peking Opera School brothers are involved then you just know it is going to be good. Next to usual suspects Jackie Chan, Sammo Hung and Yuen Biao Yuen Wah (on … Continue reading
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Tagged Cult Film, Dragons Forever, Hong Kong cinema, Jackie Chan, Sammo Hung, Yuen Biao Yuen Wah
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