Tag Archive for comedy

New Rose Matafeo Sitcom Starstruck

Starstruck, a brand new six-part comedy written, created by and starring 2018 Edinburgh Comedy Award winner Rose Matafeo, has been commissioned by BBC Three and HBO Max and is an Avalon Television production. The new series will follow twenty-something Rose (Rose Matafeo), a millennial in London juggling two dead-end jobs and navigating the awkward morning-after-the-night-before…

I hope they serve beer in hell

Director Bob Gosse Staring Matt Czuchry, Geoff Stults, Jesse Bradford Rated MA Score 3.5/6 A guy tries to patch things up with his soon-to-be-married pal after botching things up at his bachelor party. To all of the women out there, if your man comes home from the friendly neighbourhood DVD store with I hope they…

Attack The Block

Directed by Joe Cornish Staring John Boyega, Jodie Whittaker and Alex Esmail Rated MA Score 6/6 A teen gang in South London defend their block from an alien invasion. Attack the Block, is a brilliant movie and I am kind of bummed out that it took me so long to get around to watching it.…

DeadHeads

Directed by Brett Pierce and Drew T. Pierce Staring Michael McKiddy, Ross Kidder and Markus Taylor Rated MA Score 6/6 Two inexplicably coherent zombies awake amidst a zombie attack, and decide to take a road trip to find the one’s lost love, unaware they are being chased by the agents of a ruthless company with…

Tucker and Dale vs Evil

Directed by Eli Craig Staring Tyler Labine, Alan Tudyk and Katrina Bowden Rated MA Score 6/6 Two lovable West Virginian hillbillies, are headed to their “fixer-upper” vacation cabin to drink some beer, do some fishin’, and have a good time. But when they run into a group of preppy college kids who assume from their…

Hop

Directed by Tim Hill Staring Russell Brand, James Marsden and Elizabeth Perkins Rated G Score 5/6 E.B., the Easter Bunny’s teenage son, heads to Hollywood, determined to become a drummer in a rock ‘n’ roll band. In LA, he’s taken in by Fred after the out-of-work slacker hits E.B. with his car. This is a…

Gnomeo & Juliet

Directed by Kelly Asbury Starring James McAvoy, Emily Blunt and Maggie Smith Rated G Score 6/6 The neighboring gardens of Montague and Capulet are at war, but the gnomes, Gnomeo and Juliet, are in love. Yes, this is an animated movie and most animated movies are for kids, but Mum and Dad do not despair…

How do you Know

Staring Reese Witherspoon, Owen Wilson & Paul Rudd Directed by James L. Brooks Rated M score 2/6 After being cut from the USA softball team and feeling a bit past her prime, Lisa finds herself evaluating her life and in the middle of a love triangle, as a corporate guy in crisis competes with her…

Lemonade Mouth

Starring Bridgit Mendler & Adam Hicks Directed by Patricia Riggen Rated G Score 3/6 Five disparate high school students – Olivia, Mo, Charlie, Stella, and Wen who meet in detention. They realize they are destined to rock, and ultimately form a band that becomes a champion for students sidelined by the high school elite There…

See This Movie

Staring Seth Meyers, John Cho, Jessic Pare & Jim Piddock Directed by David M. Rosenthal Rated MA Score 5 1/2 Two bumbling but determined three-day film school graduates enter the Montreal World Film Festival with a feature film that does not exist. This is a movie that, I found by accident and I am glad…