Deadpool & Wolverine (2024) Review
Hugh Jackman's nostalgia return at the cost of Logan's emotional finality. Wesley Snipes's Blade, the comic-source costume, and excessive snarkiness.
Tag: Comedy (Page 20)
2020sThor: Love and Thunder (2022) Review
The completion of Thor's degradation from Shakespearean prince to comedic buffoon. Mjolnir transfers to Jane Build, Christian Bale's Gorr wasted.
2020sAnt-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania (2023) Review
Jonathan Majors's Kang, MODOK's design disaster, and the Phase Five opener that confirmed the collapse extended into the new phase. The -100 reflects honest evaluation of one of the worst major studio releases of the past decade and the entry…
ComedyThe Snap, The Blip, And The Catastrophe The MCU Refused To Show
Why Infinity War and Endgame collapsed. An essay on Avengers: Infinity War, Avengers: Endgame, and the central structural failure that defined the MCU's transition from peak franchise to declining property.
2010sThor: Ragnarok (2017) Review
Taika Waititi's tonal pivot that broke the Thor character and signaled the MCU's slide into decorative comedy. The 6 reflects honest evaluation of a film that is funny in its individual moments but represents a structural betrayal of the Thor…
1990sPretty Woman (1990) Review
Beautifully crafted, morally indefensible. Pretty Woman is simultaneously one of the best-made films of 1990 and one of the most socially destructive.
2000sThe Babysitters (2007) Review
The pacing is genuinely good. Some critics and marketing materials have positioned it as dark comedy, which is the wrong genre frame.
2000sThe Hangover (2009) Review
Reverse-mystery structure, Galifianakis as Alan, Mike Tyson on the air drums, and the taser scene that never stops being funny. The film is funnier on rewatch than it was on first viewing because the audience already knows where it is…
1980sThe Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy (BBC TV Series, 1981) Review
Peter Jones as the Book, Douglas Adams's voice intact, and the Vogon poetry torture. Dated, charming, better than the movie.
1980sHoney, I Shrunk the Kids (1989) Review
Rick Moranis at his peak, practical effects that put CGI to shame, and Disney back when it made original family adventures. The Blu-ray release is out of print and trades at collector prices.
1980sFerris Bueller’s Day Off (1986) Review
Matthew Broderick, Alan Ruck, and John Hughes's most ambitious teen film. Ferris narrates Cameron's story.
1980sFast Times at Ridgemont High (1982) Review
Sean Penn as Spicoli, Cameron Crowe's undercover research, Amy Heckerling's first feature. The 9 reflects what those viewings have confirmed: the film is the founding document of the modern American teen comedy and one of the most influential teen films…