comedy

Still from the film Big Break

Fantasia Festival Review: BIG BREAK Delivers Laughs, Thrills & Kills

There’s plenty of fun to be had with Big Break, the new comedy-horror which has its debut at the Fantasia International Film Festival. This is a loose and relaxed genre effort from New York based comedy troupe, Simple Town and it sees a group of [...]

July 21, 2026

Poster for the film Above The Line

Podcast Episode 110: Jeffrey Scott Collins Discusses ABOVE THE LINE & The Dark Side Of Hollywood

Set in Los Angeles during Christmas, Above The Line sees six Hollywood wannabes get the invite of a lifetime when a mysterious messenger gives them the opportunity to steal the Best Picture Awards belonging to an unscrupulous film producer, played [...]

June 26, 2026

Three teenagers screaming.

Review: CLOWN IN A CORNFIELD Delivers Tongue-In-Cheek Hack-In-Slash

Slasher movies essentially kicked-off way back in the 1970s when John Carpenter unleashed Halloween in 1978. Slashers flourished throughout the 1980s, before dying a painful and slow death by the time the 1990s rolled around. The Scream franchise [...]

July 21, 2025

Podcast Episode 68: Kevin Smith Talks THE 4:30 MOVIE & Euros Lyn Discusses THE RADLEYS

Two very different directors talk about two very different films on this episode of the Movies In Focus podcast. First-up, Kevin Smith talks about his 1980s set comedy, The 4:30 Movie and then later in the episode Euros Lyn discusses his [...]

October 14, 2024

Carrey & Broderick in The Cable Guy.

Notebook Reviews: THE CABLE GUY

Ben Stiller – 1996. A comedy with a dark edge, Ben Stiller‘s The Cable Guy is a solid effort but it ultimately lacks spark. Matthew Broderick is good as the hapless customer who is terrorised by Jim Carrey‘s titular Cable Guy. [...]

August 17, 2024

Jack Nicholson - As Good As It Gets

Notebook Reviews: AS GOOD AS IT GETS

James L. Brooks – 1997. This really is As Good as It Gets. This is a first rate comedy from writer-director James L. Brooks. As Good As It Gets has wit, heart and excellent performances from a great cast – Jack Nicholson, Helen Hunt, [...]

July 28, 2024

Kurt Russell and the cast of Robert Zemeckis' Used Cars

Notebook Reviews: USED CARS

Robert Zemeckis – 1981. Used Cars is a zany and energetic comedy from director Robert Zemeckis (it’s also produced by Bob Gale, John Milius and Steven Spielberg!). Kurt Russell is as watchable as always – showing off his [...]

July 21, 2024

Notebook Reviews: DEATH BECOMES HER

Robert Zemeckis – 1992 Director Robert Zemeckis delivers a delicious black comedy with Death Becomes Her. The lead trifecta – Meryl Streep, Goldie Hawn and Bruce Willis have a great old time. Streep and Hawn chew the scenery, but Willis [...]

July 13, 2024

Notebook Reviews: STRIPES

Ivan Reitman – 1981 Stripes is an enjoyable enough comedy from director Ivan Reitman. There’s a great turn from Bill Murray (is there ever a bad one?) and Harold Ramis is wonderful – but this has dated somewhat. It doesn’t [...]

July 8, 2024

Notebook Reviews: WORKING GIRL

Mike Nichols – 1988 Working Girl is an incredibly entertaining – and very eighties romantic comedy. Everyone in the cast – Harrison Ford, Sigourney Weaver, Melanie Griffith and Joan Cusack delivers a great performance. He might [...]

July 5, 2024

Notebook Reviews: IT’S A WONDERFUL WORLD

W. S. Van Dyke – 1939 It’s A Wonderful World is an enjoyable enough (and very short) screwball chase comedy with Claudette Colbert and James Stewart. Despite it’s pedigree – written by Ben Hecht and Herman J. Mankiewicz and [...]

June 30, 2024

Podcast Episode 39: Writer/Director Dominic O’Neill On HAUNTED ULSTER LIVE

Belfast-based director Dominic O’Neill joins the Movies In Focus podcast to discuss his new comedy horror, Haunted Ulster Live. A comedy of errors, Haunted Ulster Live uses the famed UK mockumentary Ghostwatch as a stepping-off point. Taking [...]

October 30, 2023

Review: HAUNTED ULSTER LIVE Is An Enjoyable ’90s Set Comedy-Horror

Haunted Ulster Live is a fun comedy-horror that rises above its low-budget roots and delivers a few good laughs – as well as some well-placed scares. Dominic O’Neill’s film sees seasoned host Gerry Burns (Mark Claney) team with [...]

October 4, 2023

Podcast – Episode 24: Director K. Asher Levin Talks About The Horror-Action-Comedy SLAYERS

Director K. Asher Levin joins the Movies In Focus podcast to talk with Niall Browne about his horror-action-comedy Slayers. A very modern take on the vampire film, Slayers stabs its stake into the heart of everything from online influencers to [...]

November 4, 2022

Trailer & Poster: Thomas Jane Raises The Stakes In Vampire Horror-Comedy SLAYERS

Readers of Movies In Focus will know that I’m a fan of Thomas Jane and horror movies. These worlds collide in Slayers – a new horror-comedy from director K. Asher Levin. Jane plays a badass who has a run-in with social media influencers [...]

August 30, 2022

Remembering Sam Raimi’s CRIMEWAVE

Long before Doctor Strange and Spider-Man, Sam Raimi followed-up the success of 1981’s The Evil Dead with Crimewave. Co-written by Raimi along with Joel and Ethan Coen, the 1985 release mixes slapstick, noir and horror to deliver a film which [...]

May 3, 2022

First Images From Horror-Comedy RENFIELD: Nicolas Cage Is Dracula

Let’s be honest – Nicolas Cage‘s casting as Dracula in Renfield is pretty perfect on paper. It’s even more perfect when you see these first images of Cage in character as the Prince of Darkness. Directed by Chris McKay and [...]

March 23, 2022

Notebook Reviews: YOU’VE GOT MAIL

Nora Ephron – 1998. You’ve Got Mail is an enjoyable romantic comedy from director (and co-writer) Nora Ephron. This hit comedy is light and breezy and there’s no denying that there’s plenty of fun to be had. The film [...]

January 20, 2022

Notebook Reviews: ONE FINE DAY

Michael Hoffman – 1996. One Fine Day is an excellent romantic comedy starring George Clooney and Michelle Pfeiffer. There’s a real old-school charm to Michael Hoffman’s movie and aside from the updated technology, it feels like it [...]

January 7, 2022

Uncovering Curiosities: Bruce Robinson’s WITHNAIL AND I

Writer-director Bruce Robinson’s brilliant 1987 black comedy, Withnail And I has become a cult classic, the perennial piece that students can watch as they imbibe large quantities of alcohol during daylight hours. The great Richard [...]

December 21, 2021

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