From the start, Allan Ungar’s “Bandit” takes the wrong storytelling route, in both its screenplay and casting of the lead role.
Kraig Wenman adapted Ed Arnold and Robert Knuckle’s novel “The Flying Bandit: Bringing Down Canada's Most Daring Armed Robber,” morphing this undeniably exciting true tale into a comedy of errors, sort of. Sadly, the true error is in the screenplay.
Greg Mottola’s “Confess, Fletch” is an absolute delight. Smartly written and consistently funny, this is one of most entertaining films of 2022.
Although inevitable, Mottola’s picture shouldn’t be compared with Michael Ritchie’s 1985 “Fletch” starring Chevy Chase, as the two films are cut from a different cloth.
Ritchie’s was very much a product of the eighties. Once Chevy Chase
The screenplay for "Spin me Round" (written by lead actress Alison Brie and filmmaker Jeff Baena) works for much of the film--until it falls into a hole of idiosyncrasies.
There is a lot going on with this unique film, the best being the deceptively anti-romantic view of the text.
Where most films find grand (and mostly clichéd) romance in a story like this
As the new film “Day Shift” proves mixing the horror genre with action is tough. Adding in comedy is even harder.
Director J.J. Perry’s feature length debut doesn’t always hit its mark but entertains nonetheless thanks to a focused first half and a good cast.
Less a pure Horror effort and more of an amusement park ride, director Perry goes for the fun of it all.