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Aug 7

'A Fish Called Wanda': A Jaunty British Comedy Depicting the Fallout From a Daring Diamond Heist

A Fish Called Wanda (1988) is a boisterous and jaunty British comedy about a quartet of criminals who stage a high stakes diamond heist...

'Three Kings': An Off-the-Wall Depiction of Hijinks and Humanism During the Persian Gulf War

James Rutherford

Jul 3

'Three Kings': An Off-the-Wall Depiction of Hijinks and Humanism During the Persian Gulf War

Three Kings (1999) is a unique and darkly comical depiction of America's intervention in the Persian Gulf circa 1991. The storyline...

'Red Rocket': A Wonderfully Transgressive Depiction of a Down-on-His Luck Adult Film Star

James Rutherford

Jun 20

'Red Rocket': A Wonderfully Transgressive Depiction of a Down-on-His Luck Adult Film Star

Red Rocket (2021) is the serio-comic tale of a down-on-his-luck adult film actor named Mikey Saber (Simon Rex) forced to leave California...

'Licorice Pizza': A Radiant Tale of Burgeoning Young Love in 1970's-Era San Fernando Valley

James Rutherford

May 26

'Licorice Pizza': A Radiant Tale of Burgeoning Young Love in 1970's-Era San Fernando Valley

Licorice Pizza (2021) is a radiant coming-of-age comedy-drama starring Cooper Hoffman as fifteen-year-old Gary Valentine, a loquacious...

'Nebraska': The Wryly Comical Tale of a Father and Son's Languid Midwestern Road Trip

James Rutherford

Mar 7

'Nebraska': The Wryly Comical Tale of a Father and Son's Languid Midwestern Road Trip

Nebraska (2013) is a charming and uniquely sentimental comedy-drama starring Bruce Dern as Woody Grant, an aging resident of Billings,...

'The Wackness': The Colorful Tale of a Young Man's Coming-of-Age in 1990's-era New York City

James Rutherford

Jan 31

'The Wackness': The Colorful Tale of a Young Man's Coming-of-Age in 1990's-era New York City

The Wackness (2008) is a colorful and charming comedy-drama starring Josh Peck as Luke Shapiro, a street smart New Yorker experiencing a...

'Inherent Vice': The Offbeat Tale of a 1970's-Era Detective In Search of his Missing Former Flame

James Rutherford

Dec 27, 2021

'Inherent Vice': The Offbeat Tale of a 1970's-Era Detective In Search of his Missing Former Flame

Inherent Vice (2014) is a boisterous and offbeat detective yarn starring Joaquin Phoenix as Larry “Doc” Sportello, a drug-fueled private...

'School of Rock': The Wildly Enthusiastic Story of a Misfit Posing as a Private School Music Teacher

James Rutherford

Dec 6, 2021

'School of Rock': The Wildly Enthusiastic Story of a Misfit Posing as a Private School Music Teacher

School of Rock (2003) is a spirited and oft-hilarious story of a failing musician and overall slacker named Dewey Finn (Jack Black) who...

'Shaun of the Dead': Edgar Wright's Highly Entertaining Depiction of the Zombie Apocalypse

James Rutherford

Oct 31, 2021

'Shaun of the Dead': Edgar Wright's Highly Entertaining Depiction of the Zombie Apocalypse

Shaun of the Dead (2004) is a droll and inspired British horror comedy starring Simon Pegg as the titular Shaun, an apathetic slacker...

'Slow West': An Offbeat Western About a Mismatched Duo Trekking Across The American West

James Rutherford

Aug 23, 2021

'Slow West': An Offbeat Western About a Mismatched Duo Trekking Across The American West

Slow West (2015) is an offbeat Western film starring Kodi Smit-McPhee as Jay Cavendish, a young Scotsman trekking across 19th century...

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