I think the dearth of comedies in Hollywood made me want to revisit this to see if it’s still funny. It’s a bit of a gem.
Back again with the Something Strange book/movie club and there really is something strange afoot - this is a TV show not a movie. I don’t talk about TV here because I can’t be arsed, so we’ll cover both in this post. Also, I’m going into spoilers and this whole thing relies on uncovering a key central mystery so if that sort of thing bothers you, look away now.
Saw this at the cinema for its 40th (ish) anniversary, and I think in anticipation of a sequel coming out soon.
After Carry On Camping I thought it’d be interesting to see what saucy fun looks like over in Italy. It’s not particularly saucy! It’s also not much fun!
A TV-quiz obsessed woman (Awkwafina) is secretly filmed rapid-fire answering trivia questions on her sofa, and becomes viral on the internet. Her sister (Sandra Oh) enters her into the show in a bid to try and pay off their mother’s gambling debt.