Casey Chong with a selection of essential gross-out comedies… Comedies come in different styles and tones, one of which is the subgenre of gross-out comedies. True to their nature, they are meant to offend you with the shock values that can be either raunchy, revolting or plain juvenile. Physical gags are often incorporated into gross-out […]
Revisiting the Cinematic Landscape of 2000
Tom Jolliffe takes a look back 20 years to the film offerings of 2000… I’ve got news for people older than 30. The year 2000 wasn’t a couple of years ago. Colour me quite shocked but apparently it’s not 2004? When did this happen? It is in fact 2020. This means people born this century […]
When Jim Carrey Was a Revelation
Tom Jolliffe looks back the emergence of Jim Carrey, who ruled comedy from the mid-late 90’s… It was 1993/94. I was at the cinema to see a film with a friend. For the life of me, I cannot remember what film it was. It was something comedic, but by the time we came out of […]
Guilty Pleasure Comedy Favourites
Tom Jolliffe on the joys of a guilty pleasure comedy… There comes a time in adulthood when you must stop to ponder the question, ‘am I mature yet?’ Then you’re sat watching Dumb and Dumber. Jeff Daniels shits his guts out after being spiked with laxatives and you almost defecate yourself laughing. The answer is […]
