The Addams Family (1991)
One of the better big-screen adaptations of a small screen television show, The Addams Family, may not be entirely faithful in its adherence to the characters and humor of the TV show. Still, it...
Category: Comedy
Cat’s Eye (1985)
Cat’s Eye is an anthology of three Stephen King short stories, two of which were previously published in print in the “Night Shift” collection, “Quitters, Inc.” and “The Ledge”. The stories are united by the...
The Projectionist (1970)
A minor hidden gem collecting dust on the shelf at your video store, if it even carries it, The Projectionist is, based solely on outside appearances, a silly comedy featuring two comedians that usually “get...
Gotcha! (1985)
Fun in parts, Gotcha! is a better film than you’d think from outward appearances, although it is eventually undone by the very clichés that it seeks to poke fun at. At its core, this is a...
Broken Flowers (2005)
Nicely directed by quirky filmmaker Jim Jarmusch, and just as nicely performed in the comic subtlety department by veteran Bill Murray, Broken Flowers may lose more mainstream audiences expecting an obvious laugh riot, but those looking...
Fun with Dick and Jane (2005)
Fun with Dick and Jane is a loose remake of the 1977 George Segal/Jane Fonda film of the same name, revamped to incorporate a running commentary on the greed and corruption of corporate America,...
The Animal (2001)
This is the kind of film that happens when an idea that should have been no more than a 10-minute skit during Schneider’s old SNL days gets made into a full-length movie. While playing...
Held Up (1999)
If one were to condense the running time of Held Up to only those parts that are funny or essential to the story, one might have a hilarious 15-minute short, perhaps appropriate to be converted into...
Swingers (1996)
Jon Favreau stars as Mike, is a recently relocated New Yorker trying to make it big as a comedian/actor in Hollywood, but finding that the road to his dreams is filled with one detour...
The Ice Harvest (2005)
The Ice Harvest falls into the subcategory of a Coen Brothers film done without the Coens writing or directing. It seems to be a genre that has been picking up steam recently, as the very Fargo-esque The...