Comedy

Few films have managed to capture the spirit of both the old-school Hollywood caper and the gritty charm of Depression-era America quite like The Sting.

Released at the height of the Vietnam War, MASH* (Mobile Army Surgical Hospital) appeared to be a film about Korea, but its chaotic, subversive tone clearly resonated with a nation deeply disillusioned by its ongoing conflict in Southeast Asia.

Shampoo is one of the quintessential American films of the 1970s—a satirical, sexually charged character study wrapped in political subtext and social critique.

A Shot in the Dark is the second film in the Pink Panther series, but unlike its predecessor, it puts Inspector Jacques Clouseau at the centre of the action.

Released in 1963, The Pink Panther introduced the world to Inspector Jacques Clouseau, a bumbling French detective whose ineptitude somehow results in justice.

The Ghost Train (1941) is a spirited British mystery-comedy that adapts Arnold Ridley’s immensely popular 1923 stage play into a cinematic experience tailor-made for wartime audiences.

Review of the 1938 British comedy directed by Marcel Varnel, starring the legendary Will Hay alongside his frequent collaborators Moore Marriott and Graham Moffatt.

Review of Will Hay's last feature film "My Learned Friend".

Review of the final pre war film from Will Hay. "Where's That Fire".

Directed by Irving Reis and penned by future novelist and television magnate Sidney Sheldon, the film is brisk, amusing, and as cleverly constructed as a classic 1940s farce.

Review of the Cary Grant screwball comedy "His Girl Friday".

Review of the 1949 comedy Musical "On the Town". Starring Gene Kelly, Frank Sinatra and Betty Garrett.

Review of the first Road to movie "Road to Singapore". Starring Bing Crosby and Bob Hope

Review of the light hearted yet thoughtful comedy that pairs the legendary Cary Grant with the delightful Leslie Caron in an unlikely wartime adventure.

A review of the second "Road to Movies", starring Bing Crosby and Bob hope.

My Favourite Wife is one of the most quintessential examples of the screwball comedy genre — a film that juggles marital misadventures, romantic reversals, mistaken identities, and slapstick absurdity with sparkling charm.

Review of a quintessential romantic comedy that manages to be both a sparkling social satire and a surprisingly sincere exploration of vulnerability, forgiveness, and self-knowledge.

Review of the 1940's entertaining hybrid — part gangster caper, part anti-Nazi propaganda thriller, and part screwball comedy.

Review of the Frank Capra madcap crime comedy "Arsenic and Old Lace". Starring Cary Grant.

Review of the classic Abbott and Costello comedy horror "Abbott and Costello meet Frankenstein".