Tag: Comedy
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Baby Done: balancing the sweet and sour of life
Hilarious, heartwarming and honest, Baby Done exceeds expectations of the parenthood/pregnancy comedy, which can often feel overdone and cliche. Executive producer Taika Waititi brings his classic wit and unique sentimentality, cementing it as a triumph in indie cinema. Clawing at her remaining youth, Zoe is keen to avoid becoming like all her surrounding friends; burdened…
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Book review: The Mystery of Henri Pick
A fresh take on the whodunnit, The Mystery of Henri Pick is a humorous literary conundrum. As the title suggests, the story centres on the mystery of Henri Pick, a pizzeria owner who never read a book in his life, yet somehow is the writer of a sensational literary tour de force found in a…
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Who’s afraid of Virginia Woolf?
Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton star in this 1966 classic, based on the stage play of the same name. The film is a dark battlefield of mind-games and contradictions, constantly leaving you unsure in a suspended state of distress and uncontrollable laughter. We are introduced to the volatile marriage of Martha, and George, and their…
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Broad City: Comedic genius and a New York State of Mind
Comedic genius at its best. Cliché as it may sound; Broad City is the (loud) voice for a generation. We may idolise the women of Sex in the City, or try to decipher which character we are from Friends, but Broad City invites us to look at the reality of life in the big city.…
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