TV Review: Master of None, Episode 2: “Parents”
Published on November 24th, 2015 in: Comedy, Culture Shock, Current Faves, Netflix Reviews, Reviews, TV, TV Reviews |By Tyler Hodg
Two episodes in, Master of None is becoming very clear to me. It’s not a show about getting the cheap laugh (almost every Chuck Lorre sitcom, I’m looking at you), it’s about offering a healthy dose of wit, charm, and intelligence. While it appears very accessible on the outside, those looking for added layers of sophistication won’t need to search hard.
TV Review: Master of None, Episode 1: “Plan B”
Published on November 23rd, 2015 in: Comedy, Current Faves, Netflix Reviews, Reviews, TV, TV Reviews |By Tyler Hodg
The latest Netflix show to be garnering high praise is Master of None, a comedy co-written by and starring the severely underrated Aziz Ansari. Through a ten-episode season, Ansari looks to break out from his Parks and Recreation shadow and prove he isn’t a one-trick pony.
Well, to be honest, this quest is completed in only one episode.
Retro Review: Wayne’s World
Published on November 17th, 2015 in: Canadian Content, Comedy, Movie Reviews, Movies, Retrovirus, Reviews |
Let me bring you up to speed: if you can’t recite nearly every line from Wayne’s World, you are living life wrong.
The cult classic is as relevant today as it was when released in 1992. And, of course, it’s just as hilarious. Schwing!
Blu-Ray Review: The Editor
Published on November 3rd, 2015 in: Blu-Ray, Canadian Content, Comedy, Current Faves, DVD/Blu-Ray Reviews, Horror, Movie Reviews, Movies, Reviews |By Brendan Ross
Those crazy Astron-6 kids have done it again! This time around the Winnipeg collective have made their most ambitious film yet: both a spoof and a love letter to giallo cinema of the 1970s and 1980s. For those not familiar, the term giallo refers to a very specific genre of arthouse-meets-grindhouse thrillers from Italy, recognizable just as much for their beautifully stylized aesthetics as for their bizarrely convoluted story lines and hysterically poor overdubbed dialogue. If you are familiar with the works of Dario Argento, Lucio Fulci, or Mario Bava then you probably know what I’m talking about. If not, go watch Deep Red, The Beyond, and Bay Of Blood right now. I’ll wait here…
DVD Review: Party Down: The Complete Series
Published on October 26th, 2015 in: Comedy, Current Faves, DVD, DVD/Blu-Ray Reviews, Reviews, TV |By Brendan Ross
Blu-Ray Review: Spring
Published on June 12th, 2015 in: Blu-Ray, Comedy, Culture Shock, Current Faves, DVD/Blu-Ray Reviews, Horror, Movie Reviews, Movies, Reviews |
I detest romantic comedies. They are often decidedly unromantic and terribly unfunny. Throw drama into the mix and it’s even worse: concocted conflicts and clichéd characters. Horror comedies are a more palatable but often hit or miss. Combining all four genres seems like a bad idea. Somehow Spring manages to do that and still be terrific. It’s the best romantic comedy/drama horror movie you’ve seen yet.
SXSW Movie Review: Night Owls
Published on March 27th, 2015 in: Comedy, Current Faves, Film Festivals, Movie Reviews, Movies, Reviews |
It seems that more and more independent filmmakers are grasping the concept that if you have a great script, good chemistry between actors, minimal locations, and a somewhat intriguing story you can still make a really great film without anything revolutionary. Night Owls is a prime example of a film that does so much with so very little by grabbing and holding the audience’s attention. It uses a basic idea but with such great execution.
DVD Review: Wolfcop
Published on March 13th, 2015 in: Canadian Content, Comedy, Current Faves, DVD, DVD/Blu-Ray Reviews, Horror, Movie Reviews, Movies, Reviews |
As any regular reader of this site knows, especially if you follow Brad Henderson’s reviews, ’80s throwback horror and action films are a hot commodity right now. Sometimes they work; sometimes they don’t. The ones that do have two things in common: enthusiasm and commitment. Even when these films aren’t total successes, there are usually enough enjoyable elements to make them well worth watching. Which brings me to Wolfcop.
Comedy Review: The Audio AdventureBook of Big Dan Frater, Vol. 1
Published on March 13th, 2015 in: Comedy, Comedy Albums, Current Faves, Reviews |
Big Dan Frater (Brian Howe), Dutch “The Swede” Annacrombie (Dan Conroy), and plucky town librarian Millie Healey (Allison Martin) were all characters in a movie called Trail of the Screaming Forehead, written and directed by Larry Blamire. They were an amusing onscreen trio, certainly strong enough to carry an entire movie on their shoulders, but their triumphant return to the screen never panned out.
TV Review: The Venture Bros., “All This and Gargantua-2”
Published on January 23rd, 2015 in: Cartoons, Comedy, Current Faves, Reviews, TV |By Megashaun
Fans of The Venture Bros. are a diverse bunch, but at least two things unite us: a love of all things Venture, and patience. Though the show’s been around for 12 years now, it has yet to begin its sixth season. But unlike a lot of other animated television, particularly those in its Adult Swim family, The Venture Bros. has always displayed a high degree of polish in everything from the writing, voice acting, animation, and score.