All posts tagged "Comedy"
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Tom Stockman | September 30, 2018
It’s Showtime! BEETLEJUICE This Weekend Midnights at The Tivoli
“Let’s turn on the juice and see what shakes loose!” BEETLEJUICE plays this weekend (October 5th and 6th) at...
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Jim Batts | September 27, 2018
NIGHT SCHOOL (2018) – Review
September, the month when many movie-goers return to school, is generally not prime release time for a big,...
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Jim Batts | September 20, 2018
LOVE, GILDA – Review
With the year’s end “light at the end of the tunnel” in sight, 2018’s parade of distinguished feature...
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Jim Batts | September 13, 2018
A SIMPLE FAVOR – Review
Allright movie fans, it’s still fairly warm outside, so why not enjoy a bit of escapist fun before...
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Cate Marquis | August 31, 2018
JULIET, NAKED – Review
First off, there is no nudity in JULIET, NAKED nor is there anyone named Juliet. The title refers...
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Jim Batts | August 23, 2018
THE HAPPYTIME MURDERS – Review
Hmmm, “happy” and “murder’ almost bumping into each other in a film title? Something’s just not right. Oh,...
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Cate Marquis | July 27, 2018
EIGHTH GRADE – Review
Writer/director Bo Burnham’s EIGHTH GRADE is a remarkably true and honest portrait of a 13-year-old girl’s journey through...
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Cate Marquis | July 13, 2018
SORRY TO BOTHER YOU – Review
Director/writer Boots Riley’s ambitious, inspired social satire SORRY TO BOTHER YOU sets its protagonist, a young black man...
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Jim Batts | July 2, 2018
ANT-MAN AND THE WASP – Review
What better way is there to celebrate the big Fourth of July holiday weekend than taking a...
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Jim Batts | June 28, 2018
UNCLE DREW – Review
So, this Summer a popular kids’ game has made it to the big screen: TAG, though the R-rated...
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Jim Batts | June 14, 2018
TAG (2018) – Review
Enough with the frivolity down at the multiplex, we’ve got another film opening this week that was...
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Cate Marquis | May 18, 2018
WAMG Spotlights Stars of Comedy BOOK CLUB
The new comedy BOOK CLUB, opening May 18, focuses on something that has long been a favorite of...
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Jim Batts | May 3, 2018
TULLY (2108) – Review
As that massive galactic battle between hordes of heroes and a nearly unstoppable still rages after obliterating...
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Jim Batts | April 5, 2018
BLOCKERS – Review
As Spring break finally starts to wind down, the multiplex offers an R-rated for raunchy oasis amidst the...
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Cate Marquis | March 30, 2018
FLOWER – Review
Director Max Winkler takes the “troubled teen” concept of REBEL WITHOUT A CAUSE and refreshes it by casting...
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Cate Marquis | March 23, 2018
THE DEATH OF STALIN – Review
Tragedy plus time equals comedy, the old saying goes. THE DEATH OF STALIN, oddly, is a comedy, a...
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Cate Marquis | March 16, 2018
OH LUCY – Review
Director Atsuko Hirayanagi makes a strong feature film debut with OH LUCY, a Japanese comedy/drama with a darker,...
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Jim Batts | March 15, 2018
LOVE, SIMON – Review
Time to plunge into a movie genre that strikes fear in many a film goer (or it...