‘Locked Down‘ and ‘Songbird‘ are movies that riff off the COVID-19 lockdown. The former is about a London couple about to break-up that get caught in shelter together. The second presents a future where the quarantine is ongoing. The question is, which one does it better? I break down both films and which one I…
‘Tom & Jerry‘ is a live-action/animation crossover comedy directed by Tim Story. To create the voices for the classic cartoon characters, they used archival recordings from original voice actors William Hanna, Mel Blanc, June Foray, plus additional work from Frank Welker. It was made by Waner Media and released on HBO Max. Alley cat Tom…
‘I Care a Lot‘ made its premiere at the 2020 at the Toronto International Film Festival before being picked up by Netflix for a 2021 release on their streaming service. it is written and directed by J Blakeson. Marla Grayson (Rosamund Pike) is a con artist who uses the shady doctor Karen Amos (Alicia Witt)…
‘Inside The Circle‘ is a quirky romantic comedy directed by Javier Colón. It was written and co-produced by one of the film’s stars Omar Mora, and released his media company Moras Productions. Business attorney Rocio (Stefy Garcia) meets app developer Giancarlo (Omar Mora) during an awkward exchange, but it is clear there are sparks. However,…
‘Locked Down‘ is an HBO Max original comedy film directed by Doug Liman and written by Steven Knight. It was made by Warner Bros. Pictures in their surge of streaming films to come out in 2021. Linda (Anne Hathaway) is the CEO of a fashion company is living in London during the Covid lockdown with…
‘The Ramen Girl‘ is a 2006 romantic comedy directed by Robert Allan Ackerman based on a screenplay by Becca Topol. It is co-produced by the film’s star Brittany Murphy. Abby (Brittany Murphy) has moved to Tokyo, Japan to be with her boyfriend Ethan (Gabriel Mann), who breaks up with her after he gets a job…
‘Midnight At The Magnolia‘ joins the plethora of Netlfix holiday romantic comedies. Instead of focusing on Christmas or Halloween, New Years is in the spotlight. The movie is directed by Max McGuire and written by Carley Smale. Maggie Quinn (Natalie Hall) and Jack Russo (Evan Williams) are lifelong friends who have been doing radio together…
I know I have said this about other years, but 2020 was an odd year for film. With the theaters closed at the first of the year, you really had to surf for movies and it did not. Now, I did catch a few before theaters closed and not all of them were up to…
‘Suffer For Good‘ is a documentary that tells the story of Seb Zewdie, a boxing champion from Ethiopia. Filmmaker and director Danny Simmons interviews him, his family, and his trainees as they tell Seb’s inspirational story. They both joined StudioJake to talk about the film. Check out the interview below: According to the documentary’s press…
‘Toradora!’ is a high school “slice of life” romantic comedy anime that ran from 2008 to 2009. The show was created by J.C.Staff, running on TV Tokyo and dubbed by NIS America. It based on the manga by Yuyuko Takemiya. This review is based on the dub. Ryuji Takasu (Erik Scott Kimerer) is a high…
‘Superintelligence‘ is directed by Ben Falcone who also co-produced it with his wife and the film’s star Melissa McCarthy. It was made by New Line Cinema and released on HBO Max. Seattle native Carol Peters (Melissa McCarthy) is a former corporate executive who wants to get into humanitarian work, but one day, she is visited…
‘Palm Springs‘ is a Hulu original comedy directed by Max Barbakow and is co-produced by the film’s star Andy Sandberg. It had its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival and had a limited theatrical run. On November 9th, Sarah (Cristin Milioti) arrives at her sister Tala’s (Camila Mendes) Palm Springs wedding where she is…
‘Love, Guaranteed‘ is a romantic comedy directed by Mark Steven Johnson. It was made by Off Camera Entertainment and Industry Entertainment with star Rachael Leigh Cook serving as co-producer. It was distributed by Netflix. Civil litigator Susan Whitaker (Rachael Leigh Cook) lives in Seattle working with accountant Roberto (Sean Amsing) and legal assistant Denise (Lisa…
‘In Other Words’ director Patrick Perez Vidauri joins StudioJake to talk about directing indie films and the process of making a comedy. He shares his insights for rookie filmmakers and what he’s working on now. Plus, he tells a funny story about actor Will Ferrell. Check out the interview below: According to his IMDb profile:…
‘Emma‘ is a 2020 adaption of Jane Austen’s Regency Era novel of the same name. It is the directorial feature film debut for Autumn de Wilde, a critically-acclaimed photographer and music video director. Emma Woodhouse (Anya Taylor-Joy) lives alone with her widowed father Mr. Woodhouse (Bill Nighy). She becomes friends with the shy Harriet Smith…
Directed by Patrick Perez Vidauri who also co-produced it with screenwriter Cristina Nava, ‘In Other Words‘ is an independent romantic comedy from LuxIII Pictures. True Andrews (Bryan McClure) has created “Compatible,” a dating app with his business partner Benny (Rishi Arya) and lawyer Kiki (Joe Nunez). Despite True’s fear of speaking to beautiful women and…
‘Bill & Ted Face the Music‘ is directed by Dean Parisot and written by Chris Matheson and Ed Solomon. It is the third film in the ‘Bill & Ted’ comedy franchise followed by ‘Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure‘ (1989) and ‘Bill & Ted’s Bogus Journey‘ (1991). Ted “Theodore” Logan (Keanu Reeves) and William S. “Bill”…
Guy Ritchie produces, writes, and directs ‘The Gentlemen,’ a British action-comedy that premiered at the Curzon Mayfair Cinema and was one of the few films to make it to theaters in 2020. It was made by Miramax and released in the United States through STXfilms. American gangster Michael ‘Mickey’ Pearson (Matthew McConaughey) angers British tabloid…
So, yeah, ‘Desperados‘ is a comedy film directed by LP, based on a screenplay by Ellen Rapoport. It was made by the production company Good Universe and distributed through Netflix. Unemployed and desperate Wesley (Nasim Pedrad) is having a rough time. Her friend Brooke (Anna Camp) is reeling after discovering her husband is having an…
‘Selfie Dad‘ is a faith-based comedy written and directed by Brad J. Silverman. It was produced by Rapture Pictures with Kappa Studios and distributed by GVN Releasing. Ben Marcus (Michael Jr.) is the editor for “Rosie’s Roses,” a reality show starring the arrogant host Rosie Puncher (Chonda Pierce) who almost always berates his work in…
‘Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga‘ is a Netflix comedy film directed by David Dobkin surrounding the Eurovision Song Contest, a real singing competition in Europe. It is written by Andrew Steele and Will Ferrell, who also stars in the film. Lars Erickssong (Will Ferrell) and Sigrit Ericksdóttir (Rachel McAdams) are childhood friends…
‘Space Force‘ is a ten-episode Netflix sitcom created by Greg Daniels and Steve Carrell. The comedy series satirizes the Space Force military department which aims to help NASA go to the Moon, but with different purposes. General Mark R. Naird (Steve Carell) is made Space Force’s first Chief of Space Operations at their headquarters in…
‘Africa Salaryman‘ known in Japan as ‘Africa no Sararīman’ (literally African Office Worker) is a 2019 comedy series based on the Shojo manga of the same name by Gamu. It was serialized in ‘pixiv Comic’ magazine and was adapted by Hotzipang. Funimation developed the English dub. The meek Lion (Cris George), also called Big Cat,…
‘The Wrong Missy‘ is a Netflix comedy film from Happy Madison Productions directed by Tyler Spindel based on a screenplay by Kevin Barnett and Chris Pappas. Tim Morris (David Spade) has a disastrous date with Melissa “Missy” (Lauren Lapkus), who is extremely weird and boisterous, almost causing Tim to get beat up by WWE wrestler…
Directed by Michael Dowse, ‘Coffee And Kareem’ is an alleged action-comedy that takes the buddy cop genre and tries to put a new spin on it. James Coffee (Ed Helms) is a bumbling Detroit cop who is dating a single-mother nurse named Vanessa Manning (Taraji P. Henson). When her son Kareem (Terrence Little Gardenhigh) spots…
