Few cinematic experiences are as painful to endure as a bad comedy. Dramas can have poor acting and invasive scores, or soap operas incoherent plots, but their shortcomings pale in comparison to the embarrassment of a joke that fails to land. Though Hot Pursuit is not the worst cinematic experience I have had this year, its lack of actual comedy …

There looks to be an innate need to be seen as a popular person in many of us. It’s an understandable desire that may be desired due to never being well liked or wanting to achieve goals in a field that requires people to find you appealing in order to reach a certain level of actual success. In The D …

Out of the uncountable number of films that I’ve watched over the course of my life, I can’t say that I’ve seen too many of the flicks that have made their way out of New Zealand. As a matter of fact, there’s a chance that Deathgasm may actually be my very first cinematic experience with anything from that country. What …

Starting a business puts you in a position to take on an insane amount of responsibility. Not everyone can handle that, but for those who can, it can be a rewarding experience with positive outcomes. Unfortunately, success doesn’t always follow the hard work that’s put into it. As we see in Adult Beginners, the level of failure that can be …

A sharp, breezy take on a Manhattan couple suffering from a mid-life crisis, While We’re Young continues Noah Baumbach’s two-decade long winning streak as one of the most insightful American filmmakers working today. Dating all the way back to his terrific 1995 debut, Kicking and Screaming, Baumbach has been fascinated with characters who are undone by their various anxieties, whether …