Jay Chandrasekhar’s Super Troopers 2 (2018) Continuing on from last week, another catch-up with the Broken Lizard team. A long-delayed sequel to the 2001 original, Super Troopers actually surpasses that film in nearly every regard, with better jokes, nicer visuals, and a better plot. Well, I say plot, like the first it is mainly there to string several comedic set pieces together, but there is a much better flow this time round. I am sure some will disagree, as the first Sup

Kevin Heffernan’s The Slammin Salmon (2009) This was the only Broken Lizard film to date that I hadn’t seen. Watching The Dukes of Hazard (2005) the week prior put me in the mood for more of their hijinks.I knew the Slammin Salmon wasn’t meant to be the best example of their work, but I was still willing to give it a go. The main difference between this and prior Broken Lizard films is that it isn’t Jay Chandrasekhar at the helm. This time it is Kevin Heffernan, making his d

Lloyd Bacon’s Here Comes the Navy (1934) A lesser known star vehicle for James Cagney, Here Comes the Navy is an entertaining bit of fluff, with Cagney facing off once again with old pal Pat O’Brien. Unlike Angels with Dirty Faces (1938) it is all played for laughs, with Cagnet adamant he will get one over on O’Brien after he was ridiculed at a local dance. He goes to extreme’s, joining the navy just in the hope that he will come across O’Brien. He eventually does, as well as

Frank Capra’s It Happened One Night (1934) A quintessential Capra movie, that even 92 years later has lost none of its ability to entertain. Clark Gable and Claudette Colbert make for a terrific on screen couple, with the both of them sharing excellent chemistry. Gable is especially great here, with his clear skill for comedy shining through, something the likes of Gone with the Wind (1939) doesn’t get the opportunity to do. Capra of course would go on to direct even greater

Made back in 1988 for BBC’s Screen Two, director Sandy Johnson’s Leaving (1988) is a sometimes bleak but poignant drama about three youngsters growing up in impoverished Scottish town Greenock at the tail end of the 1960’s. Having grown up in Greenock myself, the film has something of a tinge of nostalgia, but even those from other parts of the world should find much of this story relatable. Well that is if they can get past the strong Scottish accents, which I have seen many

The name Cliff Twemlow may not be exactly recognisable to most moviegoers. Something of a cult figure, especially in his native...

The list below isn’t really in any specific order, other than perhaps Limbo which comes first which was truly one of the best crime...