Adam McKay
Netflix UK film review: Don’t Look Up
January 2, 2022 | Ivan RadfordAdam McKay’s bloated satire still makes an impact with its deceptively dark edge.Read More
Watch: New trailer for Netflix’s Don’t Look Up
November 16, 2021 | James R“This is not real,” declares Dr Randall Mindy (Leonardo DiCaprio) in Don’t Look Up, a comedy disaster movie very much based on real events.
The film sees Mindy and Kate Dibiasky (Jennifer Lawrence), an astronomy grad student, discover a comet … Read More
VOD film review: Vice
June 17, 2019 | Ivan RadfordChristian Bale and Amy Adams are superb in Adam McKay’s uneven but entertaining Dick Cheney takedown.Read More
Trailer: Kal Penn and Amazon tackle This Giant Beast That Is the Global Economy
May 23, 2018 | James R“Whether you like it or not, we’re all connected by money.” That’s the sound of Kal Penn taking on the giant beast that is the global economy, in a new Amazon series called… This Giant Beast That Is the Global … Read More
VOD film review: The Big Short
May 16, 2016 | Ivan RadfordThe Big Short is a patronising, awkward and uneven comedy about the financial crisis. And, against all the odds, that’s a good thing.Read More
Review: Donald Trump’s The Art of the Deal (Funny Or Die)
February 13, 2016 | Mark HarrisonDirector: Jeremy Konner (or Donald J. Trump) Cast: Johnny Depp, Patton Oswalt, Alfred Molina, Michaela Watkins and Ron Howard
“Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall! I can build you a much nicer one…”
Johnny Depp has really made every effort … Read More
VOD film review: Anchorman 2
April 17, 2014 | Ivan Radford60% of the time, this entertaining sequel works every time.Read More
VOD film review: The Other Guys
May 25, 2013 | Ivan RadfordAdam McKay’s cop comedy doesn’t always hit its target, but frequently finds your funny bone.Read More