Mary and Max
{5/5} “When I was young, I invented an invisible friend called Mr. Ravioli. My psychiatrist says I don’t need him anymore, so he just sits in the corner and reads.” Mary is an eight-year-old girl in Australia who picks Max’s name out of a New York phone book and writes him a letter. Mary has a […]
American Splendor
{5/5} “Man, she’s got good lookin’ handwritin’.” Harvey Pekar is a file clerk who likes jazz and comics. After his friend Bob Crumb becomes a comic book writer and illustrator, Harvey decides to try it himself. He can’t draw, but Bob and others illustrate his stories for him. Harvey’s comics have no superheroes — they’re […]
Awkward. (season 2)
{4/5} “OK, let’s stop making drama cakes for a sec and think tank this.” Our favourite awkward high school student Jenna Hamilton is back for a second season. At the end of last season Jenna had found out who had written her the letter, and she had chosen between her two suitors. This season she […]
Movies I really don’t want you to see
There are 2 movies I really don’t want you to see for the same reason — because they are unfunny adaptations of funny source material. Of course, there are people who disagree with me — who like these movies — but if you trust my judgement please avoid them. {2/5} The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the […]
The Pee-wee Herman Show on Broadway
{4/5} “I know you are but what am I?” Pee-wee would like to be able to fly like his friend Pterri (the pterodactyl). His friend Sergio hooks up cable so he can connect to the internet on his computer. And his friends Miss Yvonne and Cowboy Curtis like each other but are too shy to […]
Movies that are supposed to be funny
There are a few movies lately that I started watching but didn’t finish. They were all supposed to be comedies but I didn’t find them funny. It’s a Mad Mad Mad Mad World This is a 1963 movie in which a dying thief tells the people around him where a lot of money is (that […]
The King of Comedy
{3.5/5} “Better to be king for a night than shmuck for a lifetime.” Rupert Pupkin wants to be a stand-up comedian. He practises in front of a fake audience in his basement. One day he manages to have a conversation with famous and beloved talk show host Jerry Langford. Rupert wants to be on Jerry’s […]
The IT Crowd (season 4)
{3.5/5} “When I was eleven I broke the patio window and my mother sued me… She’s always been a very aggressive litigator.” In “The Final Countdown” Moss makes it onto a TV game show — he then discovers that there are perks for people who do well on the show. On the other hand, “Jen […]
The IT Crowd (season 3)
{4/5} “You best put seat belts on your ears, Roy, cause I’m going to take them for the ride of their life.” The highlight of season 3 is in “Are We Not Men?” when Roy and Moss pretend to know about soccer in order to talk to “real men.” In “The Speech” Jen wins employee of […]
The IT Crowd (seasons 1 & 2)
“Hello, IT. Have you tried turning it off and on again?” {5/5} The IT Crowd season 1, aired in 2006 {4.5/5} The IT Crowd season 2, aired in 2007 The IT Crowd is a British show that’s very funny. I’d seen season 1 a couple of times but somehow had never gotten around to season […]