Rory
On Monday we learned that Bill Oddie, giant of 1970s British TV as one third of The Goodies (alongside Graeme Garden and the late Tim Brooke-Taylor) and later the UK’s most beloved television birdwatcher, died on the weekend at the age of 85. Bill was not only the radical heart of the trio, but...
Hunter Allen
THE INVITE2026Directed by Olivia WildeWritten by Will McCormack and Rashida Jones (based on the movie Sentimental by Cesc Gay)Spoilers: moderateI could be accused—I would welcome the accusation—of being a much bigger-than-average fan of Olivia Wilde's career as a director, which hasn't been the...
Hunter Allen
TANGLED2010Directed by Byron Howard and Nathan GrenoWritten by Dan Fogelman, plus innumerable others, over more than a decadeSpoilers: severeAs I've made it clear that I date Disney's Second Renaissance back to 2008 and the ever-underrated Bolt (which has the benefit of encompassing the following...
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Hunter Allen
ROBIN HOOD: MEN IN TIGHTS1993Directed by Mel BrooksWritten by Evan Chandler, J. David Shapiro, and Mel BrooksSpoilers: still inapplicableAs hard as it might be to comprehend today, for I do not comprehend it myself, Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves really was a big deal; and, were we chasing down a...
Hunter Allen
HOPPERS2026Directed by Daniel ChongWritten by Jesse Andrews and Daniel ChongSpoilers: moderateThe only way out is through, they sometimes say, and such is the case with Pixar and that studio's most recently-released film, Hoppers, which did the estimable work of reversing the trend of...
Hunter Allen
I LOVE BOOSTERS2026Written and directed by Boots RileySpoilers: moderateWhatever else, you gotta be a little amazed that in A.D. 2026 you can go out to your regular old AMC multiplex in Pennsylvania and watch some genuine communist propaganda—explicitly so, and Marxist propaganda, at that. Less...
Hunter Allen
HARRY AND THE HENDERSONS1987Directed by William DearWritten by William E. Martin, Ezra D. Rappaport, and William DearSpoilers: highIn 1980 Steven Spielberg (plus Frank Marshall plus Kathleen Kennedy) founded Amblin Entertainment, partly just to serve as a production company for his own films, but...
Hunter Allen
COCOON1985Directed by Ron HowardWritten by David Saperstein and Tom Benedek*BATTERIES NOT INCLUDED1987Directed by Matthew RobbinsWritten by Mick Garris, Brad Bird, Brent Maddock, S.S. Wilson, and Matthew RobbinsSpoilers: moderate to moderately highishSince, really, not any time later than the...
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Me and Terry Gilliam (Director) in Wardour Street, London on 13th March 1991This is the story of my passion for Terry Gilliam's Brazil from 1986 to the present dayI've now visited all of its filming locations and met two thirds of the castMany of them just walked into my life by complete...
John Chapman
Gloriously funny and inventive pastiche of a modern magic act.
Jon Danzig
I get out this old video every Christmas, just for a laugh (literally).It’s my first (and last!) attempt at stand-up comedy.It all came about when I booked to go on a weekend course called “The Entertainers” - for aspiring amateurs.I was supposed prepare something to perform on stage in front of...