Tag: Comedy
REVIEW: The Upside (2019)
The Upside is a remake of the French film The Intouchables, which is in turn based on the memoirs of Philippe Pozzo di Borgo and Abdel Sellou, a wealthy quadriplegic Frenchman and the man who would become his caregiver. The film stars Kevin Hart, Bryan Cranston and Nicole Kidman, and premiered this ...
Read MoreREVIEW: The Orville – Season 2, Episode 3 “Home”
Three episodes into its second season and The Orville continues to focus on its characters. “Home” is more thrilling than either “Ja’loja” or “Primal Urges,” but its primary function is to develop a member of the crew, this time Alara. And it does so effectively, stripping our favorite...
Read MoreNetflix Expands Season 2 of The Kominsky Method in Wake of Golden Globe Win
It looks like class is going to be back in session. The Netflix series The Kominsky Method, which centers on the trials and tribulations of Hollywood acting coach Sandy Kominsky (played by Michael Douglas) and his agent (played by Alan Arkin) is coming back. According to Deadline, the major sticking...
Read MoreSony Offered Holmes & Watson to Netflix
It looks like Netflix wasn’t interested in being best friends with Will Ferrell and John C Reilly. Slashfilm is reporting (via Deadline) that the latest take on Arthur Conan Doyle’s famous detecting duo, Holmes & Watson, was offered to Netflix. The streaming giant ended up declining the offe...
Read MoreREVIEW: The Orville – Season 2, Episode 2 “Primal Urges”
As with its first season, The Orville is kicking off its second run with two episodes in the first week. “Primal Urges,” airing in the show’s traditional time slot on Thursday night, is the lost episode from season one after Fox bumped it due to “scheduling.” It’s fairly easy to tell, to...
Read MoreREVIEW: The Orville – Season 2, Episode 1 “Ja’loja”
After a year-plus-long wait – a tough pill to swallow when the show in question is on network television – The Orville has finally returned. I watched the series premiere last September expecting a Star Trek spoof with Seth MacFarlane’s particular brand of humor (which many have soured on, I g...
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