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
I discovered this amusing parody of all those Merchant/Ivory British period costume dramas when researching the work of late great Peter Ustinov, and it rather tickled me to be reminded of how very silly Brit comedies can be. This one is like an EM Forster novel (with a nod to Thomas Mann’s ‘Death in … Continue reading
Fifteen-year-old Oliver Tate is decidedly weird and extremely delusional which is all part of his charm. When he’s not day dreaming at school about the imagined outburst of nationwide grief that would occur if he died, he has two big ambitions. He is desperate to lose his virginity before his next birthday, and he also … 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
Rebecca is a teenager living in Los Angeles who has a passion for shiny things and an obsession with skin deep celebrity fame. Her middle class parents have separated and seem to exert little or no influence over this spoilt young girl who believes that she is entitled to better possessions/life even if they are … Continue reading