what is there to say about Harold Ramis? he was very fascinating
Ramis’s Groundhog Day, which he wrote and directed, might be the finest film comedy ever made…
SCTV
Tyler Perry’s Madea’s Witness Protection (trailer)
The thought that Madea could be hidden away, never to be seen or heard from again, is perhaps the best fantasy we will see at the movies this summer.
watch it: “Dr Tongue’s 3D House of Stewardesses”
Much more entertaining than Michael Bay’s 3D House of Victoria’s Secret Models and Giant Robots.
The Red Green Show: The Infantile Years 1991-1993 (review)
Just as Bob and Doug McKenzie were sendups of both stereotypes of Canadians and cable access programs, so is *Red Green,* which apes homemade TV of both the DIY and outdoorsmanship stripes.
watch it: “Farm Film Report”
One of my early exposures to the art of film criticism:
Best in Show and Waiting for Guffman movies review: guest star
Christopher Guest’s Best in Show is another hilarious and poignant mockumentary that, in the vein of his Waiting for Guffman, pokes gentle fun at its fictional subjects as well its audience.
Ghostbusters (review)
Would The X-Files exist without 1984’s Ghostbusters? Would Buffy? Would world-weary sarcasm and snarky self-reference ever have reached the level of art form if not for Peter Venkman? The answers, okay, more than likely, are Yes, Yes, and Yes. But they’ll all more fun because Ghostbusters seared its way through our impressionable adolescent brains at just the right time to inflict the most grievous psychological injury.
