[Movie Review] Grosse Point Blank

Starring: John Cusack, Minnie Driver, Dan Ackroyd, Alan Arkin, Jeremy Piven, Joan Cusack, Hank Azaria Director: George Armitage Genre: Comedy Cert: 15 Released: 1997 Life is no bed of roses for Martin Blank (John Cusack – “Con Air”). Working as a professional killer for five years, he finally sees little value in it and longs […]

[Movie Review] Beavis and Butt-head Do America

Starring: Demi Moore, Bruce Willis, Robert Stack, Eric Bogosian Director: Mike Judge Genre: Comedy Cert: 15 Released: 1996 When Beavis and Butt-head awake to find that their TV is stolen (futile presses of the remote control convince them it’s the case) they jump in to action to find the thief. A chance encounter with Muddy […]

[Movie Review] The King of Comedy

Starring: Robert DeNiro, Jerry Lewis, Sandra Bernhard, Shelley Hack, Diahnne Abbott Director: Martin Scorsese Genre: Comedy Cert: 12 Released: 1983 Rupert Pupkin (DeNiro) is a 30-something, aspiring comedian who tries to persuade a famed talk show host, Jerry Langford (Lewis), to take a look at his comedy act, hopeful of getting a spot on his […]

[Movie Review] Major Payne

Starring: Damon Wayans, Michael Ironside Director: Nick Castle Genre: Comedy Cert: 15 Released: 1995 When hardass army killing-machine, Major Benjamin Payne (Wayans), is released from his military duties, he sees no future in civilian life for himself and he longs for a return to the service. As a favour, his old General gets him a […]

[Movie Review] The Great White Hype

Starring: Samuel L Jackson, Jeff Goldblum, Peter Berg, Corbin Bernsen, Jon Lovitz, Cheech Marin, Jamie Foxx Director: Reginald Hudlin Genre: Comedy Cert: 15 Released: 1996 I think anyone who has even a passing interest in professional boxing will realise that the majority of the big fights are a load of hogwash. How many times has […]

[Movie Review] Black Sheep

Starring: Chris Farley, David Spade, Gary Busey, Tim Matheson, Bruce McGill Director: Penelope Spheeris Genre: Comedy Cert: 12 Released: 1996 “Black Sheep” doesn’t fair any better than the limited “Tommy Boy”, Spade and Farley’s opening movie salvo. They reprise identical roles here: Spade is the straight-laced, sardonic minder to Farley, an overweight (but amiable) idiot. […]

[Movie Review] Mallrats

Starring: Jason Lee, Jeremy London, Kevin Smith, Shannen Doherty, Ben Affleck, Joey Lauren Adams, Jason Mewes Director: Kevin Smith Genre: Comedy Cert: 18 Released: 1995 It’s not the greatest day in the life of comic-book obsessed Brodie (Lee – “Chasing Amy”, “Enemy of the State”, “Vanilla Sky”) and well-meaning T.S. (London – “The Babysitter”, TVs […]

[Movie Review] Four Rooms

Starring: Tim Roth, Antonio Banderas, Madonna, Valeria Golino, Ione Skye, Salma Hayek, Lili Taylor, Marisa Tomei, Bruce Willis Directors: Allison Anders, Alexandre Rockwell, Alexandre Rockwell, Quentin Tarantino Genre: Comedy Cert: 18 Released: 1995 It’s one of those nights for pleasant bellhop, Teddy (Roth). His boss has left him to see in the new year in […]

[Movie Review] Leprechaun

Starring: Warwick Davis, Jennifer Anniston, Ken Olandt, Mark Holton, Robert Hy Gorman Director: Mark Jones Genre: Horror Cert: 15 Released: 1993 They do say that you should never take a leprechaun’s pot of gold, but Dan O’Grady (Shay Duffin) made that mistake, and paid for it when the little critter came to reclaim it, took […]