Going in Style is so incredibly weak and predictable at the same time, that one can think it's just a mockery. I have started from the image below, which doesn't have a connection with this movie, and replaced Liam Neeson with Alan Arkin. What do we have then? A sort of a variation of a sort of a crime comedy with septuagenarians, like Stand Up Guys, where only Arkin is the common piece, and Al Pacino and Christopher Walken are replaced with Morgan Freeman and Michael Caine. All of them have … [Read more...]
5 to 7 – A Review in Anton Yelchin’s Memory
5 to 7 is a wonderful big screen debut for Victor Levin, the executive producer for "Mad Men" both in directing and screenwriting. Despite some top critics' opinions that the movie has a "sitcom-ish superficiality" and new York is a fantasy version of what actually is, as well as the French women are not like the one here, it has a fresh look and a more than smart screenplay. Actually all the cliches in it are very wise used. I have the feeling that all the unfavorable reviews were made by … [Read more...]
Happy Birthday, Pepto! Mel Brooks is 90!
Mel Brooks celebrated this week his 90th birthday. He was born on June 28, 1926, in Brooklyn, New York. When he was 18, he searched for landmines in North Africa during World War II. Now, he is one of the very few people who ever won an EGOT (Emmy, Grammy, Oscars, Tony Awards). Actually he needs one more Oscar to win a double EGOT. Mel Brooks - Short Biography He is the son of James and Kate (née Brookman) Kaminsky, Jews from Danzig (Gdansk, Poland) - the father's family and Kiev (Ukraine) … [Read more...]
Intermission – An Irish Dark Comedy
This absolutely amazing Irish dark comedy named Intermission, is one of the most refreshing movies I've watched lately. It looks as an Irish Trainspotting mixed with Quentin Tarantino's Pulp Fiction. It is tough, it is insane, and it is watchable. I hardly believe that I'm going to review two John Crowley movies almost in a row, but I have been deeply impressed by this one, which is also his debut. It's about a few characters' personal stories which mixed and interlaced in a very verbal … [Read more...]
My Best Comedies – Updated
This is an updated list with my favorite comedies at the moment. I have thought a long on it, I have pondered a lot of factors, but generally it shows my taste, based on a great admiration for certain comedians and comedy creators. I used to dislike some actors, but those times have past. I judge a movie on how I feel watching it and what lingers after that. I am a declared fan of Will Ferrell, Mel Brooks, Woody Allen, Trey Parker & Matt Stone, Sacha Baron Cohen, John C. Reilly, Kristen Wiig, … [Read more...]
Zoolander
I don't know how I have delayed until now to write about this incredibly amazing comedy, a Ben Stiller product. It's not hard to imagine what could happen if you take Ben Stiller, Owen Wilson and Will Ferrell and throw them together in the fashion cauldron, with a mix of other great actors and real life celebrities. Zoolander is a 2001 release directed by Ben Stiller and written by Drake Sather, Ben Stiller, and John Hamburg. It is a comedy which made my Top 10 Comedies of all times, it was … [Read more...]