Veteran funny man Bill Murray is so good at playing miserable old curmudgeons who turn out to be really warm human beings before the final credits roll, that he’s making quite a career out of it these days. Following on the heels of last years ‘St Vincent’, Murray now swaps Brooklyn for Afghanistan but once again … Continue reading
Vincent, with no visible regular means of support and with not a single friend in the world other than Felix his rather mangy Persian cat, is a cantankerous old drunk. When Maggie a newly single mother and Oliver her 12 year old son move in to the house next door, things get off to bad start … Continue reading
The affectionate dramatisation from the lives of the one of Hollywood’s greatest comedy double acts from director Jon S Baird is a rather wonderful showcase for the very talented Steve Coogan and John C Reilly. This tale about the genius of Laurel and Hardy focuses on their post Hollywood years with their stars waning … Continue reading
This new feel-good chick-lit movie seems to be part of the continued journey of the darlings of indie-movies Duplass Brothers to making more mainstream comedies. The movie directed by the Oscar nominated Jeffrey Blitz (Spellbound) from the brothers script, still has the usual cast of odd-ball slightly dysfunctional characters that we have come to expect from … Continue reading
Hope Ann Gregory (The Big Bang Theory’s Melissa Rauch) is a frightful despicable person. The opening scene where she is fingering herself whilst lying on her bed watching a video of her glory days winning a Bronze Olympic Medal as a gymnast, sets the tone for vulgarity that is the main thrust of this crude … Continue reading