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The Big Lebowski 1998
This has been a favourite since my early teens, and is one of those rare films that gets better with every viewing. The dialogue is endlessly quotable, the performances are dynamite, and the stoner-comedy riff on a Raymond Chandler-esque detective story is inspired. As per Chandler's work, the central mystery is really just a vehicle for bizarre, episodic encounters. The plot is almost irrelevant - instead, it's all about atmosphere and character interactions. Jeff Bridges delivers an iconic performance as…
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DodgeBall: A True Underdog Story 2004
This is a nostalgic comfort movie for me, so take my review with a pinch of salt. It gets away with a lot of out-of-pocket jokes by giving them to the right characters - Ben Stiller's cartoonish villain and Rip Torn's crass mentor - who aren't exactly meant to be role models. Its heart is in the right place and, while some jokes haven't aged well (a few fat jokes feel at odds with the theme, and it weirdly conflates…
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Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb 1964
This movie sets the gold standard for comedy ensembles wherein none of the characters realise that they're in a comedy. The humour is razor-sharp, but the film never loses sight of the terrifying reality beneath the farcical premise. Peter Sellers is phenomenal in three wildly different roles, George C. Scott and Sterling Hayden are bang on the money, and, of course, Slim Pickens riding a nuke like a rodeo bull in all its phallic glory is absolutely iconic. The screenplay…
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Twin Peaks 1989
A unique blend of police procedural, soap opera, absurdist comedy, and surrealist horror. The show leans fully into melodrama, satirising soap operas, but often comes full-circle to the point where it can be surprisingly moving once you are invested in the wide cast of characters. Speaking of which, Kyle MacLachlan is utterly charming as Dale Cooper - a kind of American Sherlock Holmes, and the perfect way into this larger-than-life setting. The ensemble cast are terrific, for the most part,…
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