Adam Brown

Jan 11, 2025 | movieweb.com | Adam Brown

Everyone loves a good documentary, right? Documentaries are so common that they even have an entire genre solely devoted to their parody. Mockumentaries have become almost as prevalent as docs themselves, with new and innovative send-ups released all the time. One of the latest entries on the list is Netflix's Cunk on Life. The special features Diane Morgan's Philomena Cunk character as she tries to solve the meaning of life. Simple, right?

Jan 11, 2025 | movieweb.com | Adam Brown

Live from New York, it's 50 years of Saturday Night Live! The venerable sketch comedy show is gearing up to celebrate its five-decade milestone this February. And what a half-century it's been. Today, SNL is pretty predictable. That's not necessarily a bad thing; it's just that we know what to expect. Each show has a host, musical guest, sketches, performances, and oftentimes a few cameo guest stars. But those early years tended to be a bit more experimental.

Jan 5, 2025 | movieweb.com | Adam Brown

Wallace & Gromit are possibly the most iconic figures in all of stop-motion animation. Aardman Animation's characters have been a staple of British pop culture since their first appearance back in 1989. Yet despite that long history, there have been surprisingly few Wallace & Gromit projects. Their filmography totals just two feature films, four short films, and two TV miniseries. Those numbers do increase if you factor in the Shaun the Sheep and Timmy Time spin-off franchises.

Jan 4, 2025 | movieweb.com | Adam Brown

Georgie & Mandy's First Marriage has quickly become the most-watched sitcom on broadcast TV. It's no surprise, as anything connected to The Big Bang Theory is guaranteed to be a hit.

Dec 25, 2024 | movieweb.com | Adam Brown

It's Christmastime again, and we all know what that means. It's time to watch some of the thousands of Christmas specials, at least half of which are probably those Hallmark movies with one plot. We all know the famous specials, but it's also fun to discover some of the more infamous titles out there. Real holiday fans might remember the novelty song "Grandma Got Run Over By a Reindeer." It's a humorous title about exactly that: a grandmother who gets run down and killed by Santa's sleigh.