Fantasia Fest 2025 kicked off over the weekend, and we are here with our first of many reviews. The first is a subversive dark comedy from Grosse Point Blank screenwriter Steve Pink about a group of friends reconnecting with their successful (and unstable) friend who has inherited wealth as a sci-fi novelist. Terrestrial mostly reveals the movie’s conflict inside a mansion.
Read MoreEddington wears the skin of a Coen Brothers movie while utilizing the comedic mechanics of a South Park episode. The film plays everything serious while featuring solid performances from talents like Emma Stone and Joaquin Phoenix. It has the window dressing of rich Coen Brothers thrillers like Blood Simple and No Country for Old Men. Yet, the material is wildly satirical in
Read MoreIn a film landscape where rom-coms seem to be few and far between (theatrically speaking), the film Oh, Hi! can be seen as a breath of fresh air in many ways. The film’s setup is playful enough, with great chemistry from Molly Gordon and Logan Lerman, respectively, as they embark on their first romantic getaway together. Not everything hits comedically, but
Read MoreFriendship is about a man who takes the concept of friendship too far. In the artistic style of Tim Robinson, this is the perfect role for a performer of his talents. Robinson has made a career of crafting unbelievable skits around characters who increasingly defy the odds of inappropriate behavior, such as a man who denies driving his hot dog-shaped car
Read MoreThe Wedding Banquet, as a remake, reintroduces a classic narrative rarely offered by Hollywood lately. The film has a catchy plot where the main leads hatch a scheme, and the more the scheme unfolds, the less it works. Romantic comedies used to do it all the time. For example, How to Lose A Guy in 10 Days permitted Kate Hudson to
Read MoreKevin Bacon has played many roles throughout his long career. His newest project, The Bondsman, introduces us to his completely new type of role, which mixes horror, dark humor, and supernatural elements. This Prime Video series was created by Grainger David and produced by Blumhouse Television. The series feels like a fresh twist on the bounty hunter and supernatural genres. We
Read MoreJared Hess is one of those filmmakers where the audience will always split down the middle. He thrives on killing the brain cells of the general public. His films push the boundaries of idiocy, and they do so with intentional earnestness. In A Minecraft Movie, characters break out into musical numbers for no reason, Jason Momoa and Jack Black defy the
Read MoreA Nice Indian Boy is a beautiful and hilarious new movie from director Roshan Sethi. The script is written by Eric Randall, based on a play of the same name by Madhuri Shekar. Sethi’s movie adaptation stars Karan Soni and Jonathan Groff as an unconventional Indian couple dealing with the family pressures of a traditional South Asian family. Lead actor Karan
Read MoreIf you’ve been following some of my writing, you know I’m a huge fan of Apple TV+ and the comedies on the streaming service. So when they announced Side Quest, a spinoff of Mythic Quest (another favorite of mine), I knew I had to check it out. With four half-hour episodes that are connected to the overall universe of Mythic Quest,
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