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Tag Archives: comedy
Vampire’s Kiss (1988) Review
The movie that launched a million memes. There are compilation videos to be found of crazy moments of Nicholas Cage acting, and chances are that at least a couple of those scenes come from this movie. So, what is it … Continue reading
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Tagged comedy, film, horror, movie, Nicholas Cage, review, Vampire's Kiss
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Nicholas Eames – Kings of the Wyld (2017) Review
When hearing the premise of this novel, one might expect this to be one long gag reel. Here it is: in the fantasy world of Nicholas Eames, bands of mercenaries are treated the way rock bands are in our world. … Continue reading
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Tagged Books, comedy, Fantasy, Kings of the Wyld, Nicholas Eames, review, The Band
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OSS 117: Cairo Nest of Spies (2006) Review
OSS 117: Cairo Nest of Spies is a French comedy; a spoof movie in fact of Sean Connery-era James Bond movies. The movie is actually based on a long-running French series of novels starring the special agent OSS 117, written … Continue reading
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Tagged Bérénice Bejo, comedy, film, james bond, Jean Dujardin, movie, OSS 117 Cairo Nest of Spies, review
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Brigsby Bear (2017) review
8/10 Aah! How to talk about this movie without giving anything away? The first half hour is nothing but intriguing revelations and it is best to go into this movie not knowing anything about it. I can try to tell … Continue reading
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Tagged Brigsby Bear, Claire Danes, comedy, drama, film, Greg Kinnear, Kyle Mooney, Mark Hamill, movie, review
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Toni Erdmann (2016) Review
9/10 Maybe you have heard the news, but this wonderful German film is getting a Hollywood remake, starring Jack Nicholson. I am sure Nicholson will do a fine job, but please see this one as well with the original German … Continue reading
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Tagged comedy, drama, film, movie, Peter Simonischek, review, Sandra Huller, Toni Erdmann
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Fist Fight (2017) Review
3/10 I usually refrain from talking about movies like this, but this one just shows what crap studios dare to present in theatres. This is the most confusing mess that I have ever seen, and it isn’t because this is … Continue reading
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Tagged Charlie Day, comedy, film, Fist Fight, Ice Cube, Jillian Bell, movie, review
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Wasabi (2001) Review
6.5/10 Wasabi (2001) is one of Luc Besson’s stranger efforts. The French director came from a series of successful hit films, like Leon, The Professional (1994) and The Fifth Element (1997), branding Besson as that funny French guy who made … Continue reading
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Tagged comedy, film, Jean Reno, Leon, Luc Besson, Michel Muller, movie, review, The Fifth Element, Wasabi
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Terry Pratchett – Night Watch (2002)
Genre: Fantasy; satire Series: Discworld Pages: 480 My rating: 8,5/10 With Night Watch, I think it is no longer possible to say that you can just start anywhere in the Discworld series and jump right in. Night Watch is the … Continue reading
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Tagged book review, Books, comedy, Discworld, Fantasy, Night Watch, Sam Vimes, Terry Pratchett
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Hunt for the Wilderpeople (2016) review
8.5/10 Problem child Ricky receives new foster parents. Ricky has a tendency to run away from home, pushing his new foster father to go search for him in the bush. After some accidents, they become the object of a nation-wide … Continue reading
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Tagged comedy, film, Hunt for the Wilderpeople, Julian Dennison, movie, movie review, Rima Te Wiata, Sam Neill, Taika Waititi, What we do in the shadows
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Swiss Army Man (2016) Review
7.5/10 In which Daniel Radcliffe plays a farting corpse. Hank (Paul Dano) is marooned on a small island, and is ready to commit suicide. Just as he is about to hang himself, he sees another body washed on the shore. … Continue reading
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Tagged comedy, Daniel Radcliffe, film, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, movie review, movies, Paul Dano, review, Swiss Army Man
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