Tag: Comedy
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How ‘Jojo Rabbit’s use of Child Imagination is Ingenious
This Comedy-Drama set in Nazi Germany, shows a young boy, Jojo who wants to be Hitler’s personal guard and even conjures up Hitler to be his imaginary friend. His nationalism and prejudices of Jews change when he discovers a Jewish girl hiding in his attic.
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Once Upon a Time in (White) Hollywood
Tarantino’s alternative history of the 1960’s uncritically repeats the era’s sexist and racist stereotypes.
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‘The Birdcage’ is a Fun Film to Watch for Pride Month
The relationship between the characters is what makes this film stand out, and it’s just all-around fun.
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‘The Lego Movie’ Brilliantly Subverts Movie Tropes
The Lego Movie achieves great humor and story with a combination of childish comedy, adult references, irony, and by subverting popular movie tropes.
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‘The Mitchells vs. The Machines’: Creative Kids vs. Practical Parents
“The Mitchells vs. The Machines” captures the eternal struggle between kids who want to pursue the arts and their practical parents who think they’ll fail.
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“Love, Simon” is a Relatable Film, Transcending Orientation
Love, Simon (2018) based on the book “Simon vs The Homo Sapiens Agenda” (by Becky Albertalli) is a teen LGBTQ+ rom-com with themes of longing to find others with similar struggles, and ultimately is a story of acceptance of identity from those around you, and most importantly, from yourself.
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Pixar’s Objectification Obsession in “Inner Workings” and Beyond
Like all modern societal phenomenons, it started with a meme. This one highlighted that when there’s a mom in a Pixar film, she is almost without fail given striking curves that highlight the bottom half of her body following a minuscule waist. From Elastigirl to the skeletal Mama Imelda, the animation giant’s artists seem to…
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‘Hysterical’ is an Absolute Must-See of 2021
In recent weeks, I’ve been on a quest to delve into the disparities in representation within the stand-up comedy community. With no shortage of stand-up specials constantly being released across every platform, it seems only fitting to dig deeper into a behind-the-scenes look at how certain advantages and disadvantages take their toll on diverse joke-telling.…
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I Wish ‘Women Aren’t Funny’ was More Funny
Here at the Incluvie newsrooms, we dedicate ourselves to the call to action surrounding diversity in film and T.V. While continuously adopting that critical lens as I watch both, I notice that I consider another favourite media-pastime of mine, stand up comedy, as a free pass: I don’t need to wear my Incluvie hat as…
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‘She’s the Man’ at 15: The Gender-Swapping Amanda Bynes Vehicle That Aged Surprisingly Well
This review contains spoilers. Remember Livestrong bracelets? Flip phones? The All-American Rejects? Luckily, one could find each of these distinctly mid-2000’s characteristics in She’s the Man, a 2006 gender-swapping Amanda Bynes teen flick. She’s the Man is now fifteen years old, and what’s even harder to believe is the idea that it aged surprisingly well for a…