It’s the fourth and apparently final outing for Rob Brydon, Steve Coogan and Michael Winterbottom – the George Martin to Steve and Rob’s John and Paul. Once again, the result is a series of gorgeous backdrops for Rob and Steve to needle each other and do their impressions. If you didn’t like the original Trip… Read More
Tag: comedy
Nick Mohammed has come up with a little gem here. If you liked W1A and Twenty Twelve then this ensemble sitcom set in the cyber warfare division of GCHQ will be up your street. David Schwimmer is great as the NSA liaison officer, though he plays it exactly as you’d expect David Schwimmer to play… Read More
If you know Julia Davis’s work then you know that you either love it, are baffled by it, or quite possibly deeply repulsed. Sky Atlantic/HBO’s Sally4Ever is the darkest of her programmes that I’ve seen. The story of Davis’s manipulative sociopath Emma and her reluctant partner Sally, is so excruciating that you will spend large… Read More
I’ve just binge watched the show that everyone’s talking about (but apparently almost noone is watching). It’s Arrested Development meets Billions, written by Jesse “Peep Show” Armstrong. An ageing Murdoch-style media mogul patriarch and his horrendous extended family of misfits jostle for position and shaft each other regularly. The storylines are simplistic, but Succession is… Read More
Very hyped, but totally delivers. Definitely a cinema film. I held off going to see this for a while, because I was sure I’d be disappointed. I was not. Even the poster is beautiful. 10/10
I know we’re all supposed to be down on this film now, but it’s still a classic. You can make your own mind up about divorcing the artist from his art (though Allen doesn’t make that easy when the art is all about the artist). And this was before so many of Woody’s films copied… Read More
Entertaining 1973 comedy with Glenda turning in an Oscar-winning performance. 8/10
Silly, but funny. Nice cameo from the man himself.
Hilarious spoof. Bond meets Austin Powers in this highly enjoyable French film. 9/10
Silly but funny animation. Loses its way in the second half but good ending just about makes up for it. 6/10
Entertaining French farce; too much homage paid to Tarantino; not as clever as it wanted to be. 6/10
One of the best films I saw in 2007. Hilarious, poignant, ridiculous. A treat of a film. 9/10