‘Genuinely changed my life’: why Groundhog Day is my feelgood movie
The latest in our series of writers paying tribute to their favourite comfort films is a pick for a comedy that demands countless rewatching
Still blazing after all these years: Mel Brooks at 100
The director of The Producers hits his century as a uniquely beloved entertainer who embodies his conviction that ‘comedy is the opposite of death’
Brassed Off review – stirring tale of coal and cornets moves Yorkshire audience to tears
In a cavernous venue seemingly designed for a colliery-based story, Amy Leach directs Paul Allen’s adaptation of the 1996 film
Little Brother review – Netflix comedy is neither weird or funny enough for star Eric André
The surreal comedian struggles to sell a middling and mostly conventional film about an uptight realtor whose life is upturned by an unpredictable figure from his past
‘Our characters like to be naughty’: the makers of the Nirvanna mockumentary on illegal skydiving, taboo-breaking and time travel
Matt Johnson and Jay McCarrol’s (non-Cobain affiliated) movie feels like Jackass via Back to the Future. They talk about how the supreme silliness was stressful to film, and how times have changed since their ‘tasteless’ 2007 web series
Jackass: Best and Last review – kings of gross-out comedy’s final, funny farewell
So-called final outing for Johnny Knoxville and his daring, stunt-hungry pals might be close to a greatest hits reel, but there are enough laughs to warrant the nostalgia
Marginalized for her ‘immense ambition’, the genius of director Elaine May is finally being recognized
As a new retrospective opens, collaborators of the Mikey and Nicky film-maker explain how she blazed a trail for female directors in Hollywood
The Last Viking review – Mads Mikkelsen thinks he’s John Lennon in Von Trier-ish prankster comedy
Danish shaggy-dog story about a man with a dissociative disorder has a fun premise but wastes it on lots of goofy, humourless violence
Hold the Fort review – gory goings-on at the neighbours association get-together
A couple move from the city to a seemingly clean-cut suburb in this enjoyable comedy-horror that breezes through the grisly deaths of characters you won’t care about
500 Miles review – kids hit the road to visit Irish grandad Bill Nighy in YA tearjerker
Nighy is the Dingle dwelling grandfather of a Sheffield family in strife in sentimental adaptation of Mark Lowery’s novel Charlie and Me
‘Allowed me to accept my own taste’: why Bridesmaids is my feelgood movie
The latest in our series of writers highlighting their comfort films is a look at an endlessly quotable antidote to bro-focused comedies
Voicemails for Isabelle review – Netflix romcom picks creepy over cute
Zoey Deutch and Nick Robinson stumble in this mushy, overlong story of a woman leaving voicemails for her dead sister
‘Vegetarian Nigella’ and flirty hair flips: John Early and Kate Berlant take on diet culture in new influencer satire
In his directorial debut Maddie’s Secret, Early plays a food influencer with bulimia in a wild flip on the modern melodrama
Nino review – time is running out for young man faced with cancer in shrewd sperm sample portrait
After being told he has throat cancer on the eve of his 30th birthday, Nino spends a fraught weekend in Paris in Pauline Loquès’ heartfelt feature debut
‘It gets me every time’: why Jerry Maguire is my feelgood movie
The latest in our series of writers calling attention to their go-to mood-lifting films is a celebration of Cameron Crowe’s unconventional romantic comedy