Based off a popular short manga series, A Farewell To Jinu (money, that is) is billed as a ‘slice of life’ comedy that starts off strongly but slowly begins to lose interest whil... Read more
Billed as a comedy but plays out more like a comedic drama, with a lot less laughs than I imagine director Kei Morikaw was hoping for, Makeup Room fails to shine as a film that portrays the... Read more
Chris Farley was a comedic legend that died too soon. He was a burley comedian that, strangely enough, followed a similar trajectory to the great John Beluschi. They were both massive stars... Read more
As a man, it’s hard not to love boxing movies. As an American man, I find it to be even harder. There’s something about the idea of persevering, training hard, and wailing on an opponent tha... Read more
Much of the buzz surrounding Ant-Man these past few months has not been warm due to the departure of the film’s original director, Edgar Wright. His replacement, Peyton Reed, did not inspire... Read more
Japanese director Lisa Takeba brings to us perhaps one of the quirkiest films you’re likely to see in recent years that’ll leave you laughing and scratching your head simultaneou... Read more
Hibi Rock: Puke Afro and the Pop Star comes from the award wining manga series of the same name. How true it is as an adaptation with no prior knowledge is hard to know, but after an enjoya... Read more
Let’s cut right to the chase. This is a very particular style of film and unless it hits your ‘spot’ you won’t like it. I unfortunately fall into the latter half of t... Read more
Amy Schumer is America’s raunchy darling these days, the new Sarah Silverman if you will, and the comedian is making her feature film screenwriting debut along with her first film leading de... Read more
It took less than five minutes of watching Lee Byeong-Hun‘s South Korean coming-of-age comedy to know I was hooked. It didn’t take too long after that to realise that (subject to... Read more
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