Tag Archives: Comedy

Thirteen-year-old Bastien is the center of a reconstructed family: 6 half-brothers and sisters, 8 “parents,” and as many houses. His tasks within the family are far more complex than what he has to do at school. But enough’s enough: the children decide to wage a revolution and turn the rules upside down. All together, theContinue reading “We Are Family – 2016”

Set in the 1950s, this prequel to Keeping Up Appearances looks at the life, relationships, and aspirations of 18-year-old Hyacinth. Long before she becomes Mrs. Bucket (pronounced Bouquet), young Hyacinth is already dreaming of matching china and a bedroom in pastel shades. If only her family were more like the upper-class Cooper-Smiths in whose homeContinue reading “Young Hyacinth – 2016”

Genzo is a monk on his way to Tianzhu (early East Asian name for India). Along the way, he happens to visit a house and meets an old couple. The couple has an adopted son, Taro Yamada (Kenichi Matsuyama). They ask Genzo to rehabilitate Taro who makes trouble with his magical power. Genzo takes TaroContinue reading “Chinyuki – 2016”

A bumbling Chinese talent manager, Huang, travels to L.A. to retrieve his singer who fled to elope mid-tour. Instead of retrieving his singer, his futile attempts land him an arranged marriage, five adopted kids and an angry boss demanding his investment back. In his quest to reclaim fame and fortune, Huang learns an important lessonContinue reading “Papa – 2016”

Joe Matarese is in front of a sold out crowd in NYC bringing his shockingly truthful perspective on getting older, how brutally hard parenting can be, the neuroses that run rampant in his Italian American family, and how he finally bit the bullet to medicate his anxiety and anger. Director : Joe Matarese Cast :Continue reading “Joe Matarese: Medicated – 2016”