Tag: Comedy

A Guy Ritchie Retrospective: Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels

On By C.H. NewellIn 1998, Alan Ford, British Film, Comedy, Crime, Film, Guy Ritchie, Jason Statham, Lenny McLean, Sting1 Comment

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y8MXn5No1Jc Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels. 1998. Directed & Written by Guy Ritchie. Starring Jason Flemyng, Dexter Fletcher, Nick Moran, Jason Statham, Steven Mackintosh, Nicholas Rowe, Vinnie Jones, Lenny McLean, Peter McNicholl, P.H. Moriarty, Frank Harper, Ronnie Fox, Stephen Marcus, Vas Blackwood, Alan Ford, & Sting. Summit Entertainment/The Steve Tisch Company/SKA Films. Rated 18A. …

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In Bruges: Comedy, Crime, Cheeky Cunts

On By C.H. NewellIn 2008, Brendan Gleeson, Ciarán Hinds, Colin Farrell, Comedy, Crime, Drama, Film, Martin McDonagh, Ralph FiennesLeave a comment

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y6-Gpasi79c In Bruges. 2008. Directed & Written by Martin McDonagh. Starring Colin Farrell, Brendan Gleeson, Ralph Fiennes, Clémence Poésy, Jérémie Renier, Thekla Reuten, Eric Godon, &  Ciarán Hinds. Scion Films/Blueprint Pictures/Focus Features. Rated 18A. 107 minutes. Comedy/Crime/Drama ★★★★★ Martin McDonagh is a treasure. His writing in all forms is exceptional and he's often very capable of subversive …

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A Guy Ritchie Retrospective: Snatch

On By C.H. NewellIn Alan Ford, Benicio Del Toro, Brad Pitt, Comedy, Crime, Dennis Farina, Film, Guy Ritchie, Lennie James, Robbie Gee, Vinnie JonesLeave a comment

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g7QBS0O7gT0 Snatch. 2000. Directed & Written by Guy Ritchie. Starring Jason Statham, Brad Pitt, Benicio Del Toro, Dennis Farina, Vinnie Jones, Rade Serbedzija, Alan Ford, Mike Reid, Robbie Gee, Lennie James, Ewen Bremner, Jason Flemyng, Ade, William Beck, & Andy Beckwith. Columbia Pictures Corporation/SKA Films. Rated 18A. 104 minutes. Comedy/Crime ★★★★★  It's been at least …

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The Wonderful Foolishness and Biting Satire of Dr. Strangelove

On By C.H. NewellIn Comedy, Film, George C. Scott, James Earl Jones, Peter Sellers, Slim Pickens, Stanley Kubrick, Sterling Hayden, WarLeave a comment

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=98NaJ8ss4sY Dr. Strangelove Or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb. 1964. Directed by Stanley Kubrick. Screenplay by Kubrick, Peter George, & Terry Southern. Starring Peter Sellers, George C. Scott, Sterling Hayden, Keenan Wynn, Slim Pickens, Tracy Reed, Peter Bull, James Earl Jones, & Jack Creley. Columbia Pictures/Hawk Films. Not Rated. 95 …

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Barton Fink: Head in the Clouds, Feet in the Sand

On By C.H. NewellIn Comedy, Drama, Ethan Coen, Film, Hollywood, Joel Coen, John Goodman, John Turturro, Period Piece, Steve Buscemi, SymbolismLeave a comment

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WK0WjWlVO9w Barton Fink. 1991. Directed by Joel Coen. Screenplay by Joel & Ethan Coen. Starring John Turturro, John Goodman, Judy Davis, Michael Lerner, John Mahoney, Jon Polito, Tony Shalhoub, Steve Buscemi, Richard Portnow, & Christopher Murney. 20th Century Fox/Circle Films/Working Title Films. Rated R. 116 minutes. Comedy/Drama ★★★★★The Coen Brothers are impressive for many reasons. …

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Fear of the Outside World in Tremors

On By C.H. NewellIn 1990, Comedy, Film, Finn Carter, Fred Ward, Horror, Ron Underwood, Sci-FiLeave a comment

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V65b70nPU7k Tremors. 1990. Directed by Ron Underwood. Screenplay by Brent Maddock & S.S. Wilson. Starring Kevin Bacon, Fred Ward, Finn Carter, Michael Gross, Reba McEntire, Robert Jayne, Charlotte Stewart, Tony Genaro, Ariana Richards, Richard Marcus, Victor Wong, Sunshine Parker, Michael Dan Wagner, Conrad Bachmann, Bibi Besch, John Goodwin, & John Pappas. Universal Pictures/No Frills Film …

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Deadpool is a Superhero Gone Superbad

On By C.H. NewellIn Action, Adventure, Comedy, Deadpool, Ed Skrein, Film, Marvel, Ryan Reynolds, Superhero Movie, T.J. MillerLeave a comment

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZIM1HydF9UA Deadpool. 2016. Directed by Tim Miller. Screenplay by Rhett Reese & Paul Wernick. Starring Ryan Reynolds, Karan Soni, Ed Skrein, Michael Benyaer, Stefan Kapici, Brianna Hildebrand, Style Dayne, Kyle Cassie, Taylor Hickson, T.J. Miller, Morena Baccarin, & Gina Carano. Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation/Marvel Entertainment/Kingberg Genre/Donners' Company/TSG Entertainment. Rated R. 108 minutes. Action/Adventure/Comedy ★★★★1/2 …

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Goosebumps and My Childhood Nostalgia

On By C.H. NewellIn Action, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Goosebumps, Horror, Jack Black, R.L. StineLeave a comment

Goosebumps. 2015. Directed by Rob Letterman. Screenplay by Darren Lemke from a story by Scott Alexander & Larry Karaszewski; based on the novels by R.L. Stine. Starring Jack Black, Dylan Minnette, Odeya Rush, Ryan Lee, Amy Ryan, Jillian Bell, Ken Marino, Halston Sage, Steven Krueger, Keith Arthur Bolden, Amanda Lund, Timothy Simons, and Karan Soni. …

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