Into our increasingly isolated world comes this comedy about both literal isolation on a remote island and the isolation that can be felt even with people around you. Laugh-out-loud funny and subtly poignant in turn, The Incomer is a real treat that feels like a rare find in the current theatrical landscape. Two adult siblings, Isla (Gayle…
Will Gluck’s contributions in the comedy/rom-com sphere have run the gamut. From the enduring modern classic, Easy A, to the likeable Friends with Benefits to the painful (yet shockingly successful) Anyone But You. Returning to the genre with a more high-concept premise, he unfortunately cannot reconcile the dystopian nightmare of the film’s backdrop with the attempted fizzy genre tone,…
It is a truth universally acknowledged that we, as a society, have suffered from a dearth of good romantic comedies – possibly symptomatic of our cynical age but also a genre that’s, potentially, a salve for it. We were rom-com-less for years before a somewhat renaissance unfortunately consisting mainly of streaming slop: the genre (and…
Finally arriving in UK cinemas, Splitsville delivers a decidedly off-kilter comedy putting marriage, friendships and monogamy (or lack thereof) under the microscope to messily funny effect. Split by quasi-legal chapter headings, we begin with Carey (Kyle Marvin) and Ashley (Adria Arjona) driving to their friends Julie (Dakota Johnson) and Paul’s (Michael Angelo Corvino) lakehouse. On the way,…
Bradley Cooper returns to the director’s chair with a smaller-scale story than his previous outings and he further proves his directorial prowess with this perfectly-formed, hilarious and tender relationship study. The kind of adult comedy-drama that feels as though it is from a bygone age, Is This Thing On? is a beautifully crafted breath of fresh air.…
