comedy – The Reviews

by Ken Bakely

Circling back to some movies from the first half of the year with my reviews of two comedies, Barb and Star Go to Vista Del Mar and Werewolves Within.

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The Reviews

Capsule Reviews of BARB AND STAR GO TO VISTA DEL MAR and WEREWOLVES WITHIN

Happily – Review

“Improbably for a movie that has this much going on, there’s a parting feeling that something was left on the table.”

Nobody – Review

“It’s fully committed and very well-made, making for a deliriously entertaining ride as it enthusiastically navigates its own absurdities.”

The Mitchells vs. the Machines – Review

“A solidly entertaining and imaginative movie that will appeal to wide swaths of both its older and younger audiences.”

Spontaneous – Review

“This is a movie that is readily capable of finding an interesting spin to reiterate its messaging.”

To All the Boys: Always and Forever – Review

“Its moments of clarity and forthrightness are outnumbered by those when it merely rambles along, seemingly resigned.“

The Twentieth Century – Review

“A wild work of satire and surrealism.”

Save Yourselves! — Review

“Funny, observant, and concise.”

Palm Springs — Review

“The film sets ambitious goals both in theme and form, and it skillfully meets them.”

The Lovebirds — Review

“With so much to appreciate in the two leads’s abilities and their chemistry, there’s always a baseline of enjoyability and admiration for their skill which carries through, even with the caveat that the script doesn’t rise to meet them.”