Comedy films are a gateway to laughter and break from daily stress. These films bring joy across cultures and languages.
Hero who has a mobile SIM card inserted into his head! Shankar, a contract killer, manages to escape after murdering a politician. Later, he helps the police find a murderer when an officer’s memory is transferred to him. iSmart Shankar is a 2019 Indian Telugu-language science fiction action film written and directed by Puri Jagannadh,…
Japanese monkey team-bulding! Two japanese monkeys fight for an onsen (natural spring water), but after an unexpected disaster they’ll have to help each other to survive. Onsen by Carlotta Bourdonnais, Thibaud Garrigos, Carla Gharbi, Bastien Hamidi, Linda Neang, Lucas Planchon
Short Film From the ‘Uncut Gems’ Now that Josh and Benny Safdie, the filmmakers behind last year’s sustained cinematic panic attack Uncut Gems, have given audiences around the world anxiety, they’ve reteamed with star Adam Sandler to provide a slightly lower-key viewing experience in the form of a new short film.
BAFTA nominated short film! Tom Greaves didn’t want to meet his next date online. So he challenged himself to meet strangers face-to-face. The heartwarming result is a tale of modern romance. Director: Samuel Abrahams
Kurt is a well-to-do but awkward English teacher living in Prague. A Christmas “orphan” without a place to go for the holiday — and stuck in an apartment with the power shut off and no running water anymore — he gets an invite to one of his middle-aged student’s home for Christmas dinner. Writer &…
Sweet animated short film! A black girl has dreams of all sorts of wonderful hair styles for herself…but her hair is a huge and unruly mess. Her father has no idea how to style the hair…and fails miserably. Matthew Cherry’s book, “Hair Love” is a very sweet story. So sweet that a Kickstarter campaign was…
Superfast! (also known as Superfast & Superfurious) is a 2015 American parody comedy film written and directed by Jason Friedberg and Aaron Seltzer. The film is a parody of The Fast and the Furious film series. I am a big F&F fan and that franchise despite its ridiculousness and ludicrous (or ludicrous :D) stunts, is…
Someone is stealing Joe’s beers and he is none too pleased about this! Joe, who is busy running an old roadside petrol station, decides to take a break and have a beer. His efforts at enjoying his beer fail because someone is robbing him right under his nose. Short, a lovely film, impecable from artistic…
Alternate reality where teens have to pass a Sexuality Requirement to get past puberty! Wyrm is falling behind. His twin sister, Myrcella, has become a woman after she and the Norwegian foreign exchange student did fingering at the cinemas. She wants Wyrm to move into their dead brother Dylan’s room so she can have privacy…
The fine eroticism. The tension. The atmosphere. Plot: Carl is running for his life. When a beautiful woman offers him an unexpected hiding place, his luck seems to change. But desire is about to lay its own subtle trap. The fine eroticism. The tension. The atmosphere. And, sure, Steve Furst. Basic pillars of this interesting…
Realistic portrait of contemporary social connection Plot: In the year 2025, a young man’s superintelligent AI system tells him that he must go on a date or face certain suicide from loneliness. Fun and cute, like a mini version of HER by Spike Jonze. Written and directed by Ryan Turner Starring Corrin Evans, Sasha Feldman,…
Living in a post-fact United states of America A well meaning math teacher finds herself trumped by a post-fact America. Alternative Math (2017) is a deeply layered and remarkably sophisticated intelligent comedy. What makes this film so special is that it functions on so many layers. It works comically due to it’s wonderfully executed reducto-absurdum,…
Why can’t people keep a damn secret? A witness takes a vow of silence to ensure his survival, but can he keep it? Keep Your Mouth Shut is well crafted short comedy thriller about consequences of talking too much. Writer/Director: Dan Roe Producer: Adam Carl Starring Brett Davern, Sophie Kargman, Thomas Wilson Brown, Megan Rosati,…
Rebecca, a young girl, is always picked on by her older brother, David, who has the worst case of bedhead you’ve ever seen. Bedhead is a 1991 short family-comedy-fantasy film directed and co-written by Robert Rodriguez. Made while he was a student at the University of Texas at Austin, Rodriguez shot the film with his…
Exploring the Complexities of Teen Sexuality: A Thought-Provoking Review of ‘Yes, God, Yes’ ‘Yes, God, Yes’ is a poignant and thought-provoking short film that delves into the complexities of teen sexuality, exploring the themes of desire, guilt, and self-discovery with raw honesty and sensitivity. Directed by Karen Maine and starring Natalia Dyer, the film centers…