Tag: comedy
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Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964) Review | MovieTalk+
⭐⭐☆☆☆ Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb is one of those movies where I can clearly see the brilliance on display… but I never actually enjoyed watching it. This is Stanley Kubrick firing on all cylinders from a craft standpoint. The satire is sharp, the structure is tight,…
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Lolita (1962) Review | MovieTalk+
⭐️⭐️⭐️☆☆ Lolita is one of those movies where the context matters almost as much as what’s on screen. Directed by Stanley Kubrick, this adaptation of Vladimir Nabokov’s infamous novel is fascinating, frustrating, and ultimately compromised — not because of a lack of talent, but because the film was made at a time when it simply…
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Superman III (1983) Review | MovieTalk+
⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ☆ ☆ Directed by: Richard LesterStarring: Christopher Reeve, Richard Pryor, Annette O’Toole By the time Superman III arrived in 1983, the series had already shifted tones once before. The grand sincerity of the first film had given way to the campier, more playful style of the sequel. With Richard Lester fully in…
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People We Meet on Vacation (2026) Review | MovieTalk+
⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ☆ Directed by: Brett HaleyStarring: Emily Bader, Tom Blyth People We Meet on Vacation adapts Emily Henry’s bestselling 2021 novel into a warm, reflective romantic comedy that blends friendship and love in a way that feels familiar yet heartfelt. The story follows Poppy and Alex, two longtime best friends who have…
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Captain America (1979) Review | MovieTalk+
⭐☆☆☆☆ Captain America is a reminder that superhero movies were not always what they are today. And while I fully understand this was a late-70s TV production directed by Rod Holcomb, that context only goes so far. Marvel has come an awfully long way since this. Let me be clear — I love older films.…
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One Battle After Another (2025) Review | MovieTalk+
⭐⭐⭐⭐☆ One Battle After Another is one of those movies where you sit down expecting a solid thriller… and end up getting an absolute rush from start to finish. I didn’t feel a single second of the runtime. Not one. It just moves. The story follows a chain-reaction conflict that keeps escalating — personal grudges…
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Anora (2024) Review | MovieTalk+
⭐⭐⭐☆☆ Anora really caught me off guard. And not in the way I expected.About halfway through, I genuinely thought, wait… is this a comedy? Because the first half plays things pretty straight — almost grim at times — before the movie completely shifts gears and becomes far funnier than I was prepared for. The opening…
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Love and Monsters (2020) Review | MovieTalk+
⭐⭐⭐⭐☆ Love and Monsters is one of those movies that completely caught me off guard — in the best way. I remember enjoying it the first time I watched it, but revisiting it to show my girlfriend, I honestly liked it just as much, if not more. It’s charming, funny, surprisingly heartfelt, and way better…
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