As a Christ story, the telling of how squealy mama’s boy, Brian (Graham Chapman) mistakenly finds himself as one of many messiah figures rising in Judea under the shadow of Roman occupation (around 33 AD, on a Saturday afternoon-ish), Monty Python’s follow-up to Holy Grail may be the most political film of its ilk. Pretty much made on George Harrison’s dime and considered, even if apocryphally, by the legendary comedy troupe to be their best film (probably because it’s the closest they’ve come to a three-act narrative with obvious “thematic concerns”), Life of Brian got banned by a lot of countries at the butt-end of the ’70s. Stars: Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Terry Gilliam, Eric Idle, Terry Jones, Michael Palin The first-time co-direction from onscreen performer Terry Jones (who only sporadically directed after Python broke up) and lone American Terry Gilliam (who prolifically bent Python’s cinematic style into his own unique brand of nightmarish fantasy) moves with a surreal efficiency. It certainly doesn’t look like a $400,000 movie, and it’s delightful to discover which of the gags (like the coconut halves) were born from a need for low-budget workarounds. If you’re truly and irreversibly burnt out from this movie, watch it again with commentary, and discover the second level of appreciation that comes from the inventiveness with which it was made. There are so many jokes in this movie, and it’s surprising how easily we forget that, considering its reputation. Holy Grail is, indeed, the most densely packed comedy in the Python canon. But, if you try and distance yourself from the over-saturation factor, and revisit the film after a few years, you’ll find new jokes that feel as fresh and hysterical as the ones we all know. Or, in my case, of repeating full scenes to people as a clueless, obsessive nerd. Nowadays, when we hear a “flesh wound,” a “ni!” or a “huge tracts of land,” our first thoughts are often of having full scenes repeated to us by clueless, obsessive nerds. It sucks that some of the shine has been taken off Holy Grail by its own overwhelming ubiquity. Stars: Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Eric Idle, Terry Jones, Connie Booth Here are the best comedies on Netflix as of August 2023. Again, for the purpose of these rankings I’m looking at how funny a movie is alongside how well made it is-meaning you might see some absolutely hilarious comedies that aren’t that well respected by critics coming in higher than better reviewed, more technically proficient films. Let’s take a quick trip through the funniest movies on Netflix right now. If you’re a Netflix subscriber, you won’t have any problem finding something hilarious to watch. And this is all on top of the first two Monty Python movies, which it has long-term exclusive rights to, and its burgeoning roster of great originals. Earlier this summer the streamer added Mean Girls, Bridesmaids, Rush Hour, Groundhog Day, and Slap Shot, and August sees the return of all-time classics like Ferris Bueller’s Day Off, Coming to America, and The Jerk. Read on for our recommendations, and the live-action titles that pair nicely with them, if you’re unfamiliar with the cartoons themselves, and find yourself something worth watching.If seems like Netflix is focused on restocking its comedy selection this summer. We’ve done our best to peregrinate through anime’s genre and age brackets in an attempt to create as broad a picture of collection as possible, while highlighting the merits of each title. In our updated list below, we’ve evaluated and recommended the 30 best anime series on Netflix. The library’s simply grown too large to navigate for anyone who values their time - or hasn’t spent all their time watching anime. It’s become a major anime player, and whether you’re into action, romance, trippy fantasy, or cyberpunky sci-fi, its anime as a category isn’t diminishing in importance, even as individual titles shuffle on or off of the service. Netflix is heavily invested in the anime space, to the point where it’s gotten difficult to keep track of just how many anime titles it’s producing or licensing - especially when juggling between the long-running franchise hits like Pokémon and the single-season gems like Cowboy Bebop. Newly added titles are marked with an asterisk.* This article is regularly updated as more titles join or leave Netflix. Photo-Illustration: Vulture Photos Courtesy of Netflix
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