In 2015, in an era when Office-style cringe comedy is the norm, where the President can appear on Between Two Ferns, and Tim & Eric’s basement public access style has become a Madison avenue fixture, The Eric Andre Show‘s ferocious assault on conventional comedy manages to stand out as something entirely new. Continue reading A Touch of Crass: The Transcendent Vulgarity of The Eric Andre Show
All posts by Benjamin Diamond
Ben Diamond on Llewyn Davis
Listen up Philip: Lives Imitating Art
Although Philip Roth is often cited as America’s greatest living writer, so far no filmmaker has had any real success in transferring his richly observed world of Judaic literary machismo onto film. Continue reading Listen up Philip: Lives Imitating Art
Calvary: A Good Priest is Hard to Find
Partway through John Michael McDonagh’s film Calvary, Father James (Brendan Gleeson), a county priest in a small town in Ireland, encounters a young girl on the road. Continue reading Calvary: A Good Priest is Hard to Find