The British have a strong tradition of satire, holding our superiors to account, and making the whole experience hilarious, albeit shocking and informative, but hilarious nonetheless in the 80s this achieved perfection in the razor-sharp Yes Prime Minister a show so accurate in its takedowns, … Continue reading Yes, Prime Minister (2013)
2013 was a boon year for boundary-pushing sketch comedy films. With the highly remembered Movie 43, there was another contender that ran, but didn’t get nearly enough attention… Some would argue that it was a more down to earth version of the former’s star-studded skits. … Continue reading Sketchbook Example Part 2 – InAPPropriate Comedy (2013)
Shock comedy has its defenders and its detractors, but for a section of the movie-going public, it works well. Often it has to balance what the makers can get away with and the increasing tastes of the consumers. When done right, has the potential to … Continue reading Sketchbook Example Part 1 – Movie 43 (2013)
Tie-in games have had something of a bad rap. Often seen as a cheap, hastily produced time wasters that attempt to do nothing more but to literally tie into the film’s success, hence their names. It makes the rare cases, where tie-in product actually bucks … Continue reading R.I.P.D. The Game (2013)
Death, as it has been said before, is the ultimate end, and it can be hard for us to come to terms with that. Some of us have unventured paths we wanted to travel, and others simply just become accustomed to living. As such, it … Continue reading R.I.P.D. (2013)
