‘Brings delight’: why Rush Hour is my feelgood movie
The latest in our series of Guardian writers picking their go-to happy movies is a look back at 1998’s unlikely buddy comedy
Father of the Bride and Baby Boom director Charles Shyer dies aged 83
The writer and director worked on a string of successful comedies in the 1980s and 90s, including Private Benjamin and The Parent Trap, frequently with then wife Nancy Meyers
A laugh a day to keep the winter blues away: the 31-day comedy diet for January
From the Two Ronnies to TikTok via near-forgotten TV classics, here’s our dose of daily fun to ring the new year in with cheer
‘Perfect paternalistic nonsense’: why Father of the Bride is my feelgood movie
The latest in our series of writers revealing their favourite mood-lifting films is an ode to the 1991 comedy in which Steve Martin is a farcically over-protective father
Sonic the Hedgehog 3 review – Jim Carrey supplies laughs and energy for hedgehog threequel
Carrey’s Dr Robotnik is the best thing in elaborate third-instalment shenanigans that are pretty good fan-service fun
‘To me, to uzi’: why Paul Chuckle as a gangster isn’t such a dramatic career change
The children’s comic’s role in a drama of ‘death, deceit and carnage’ shouldn’t be a stretch for an established master of destruction
Best movies of 2024 in the US: No 4 – Anora
The Hollywood romcom is turned on it head in this tale of an exotic dancer and an oligarch’s son who get hitched before the honeymoon turns sour
Standing Up review – autism gets sappy treatment in didactic family road movie
Familiar worries about how to raise a neurodiverse child are played out with empathy but little subtlety
Hold on to Your Butts review – Jurassic Park redone with DIY dinos
This recreation of Steven Spielberg’s 1993 classic is frenetic fun, with the dinosaurs brought to life using physical comedy – and traffic cones
Meet the Parents sequel in development with original cast set to return
Ben Stiller and Robert De Niro are in talks to reprise their characters for a new comedy follow-up
Irish rap comedy Kneecap tops British independent film awards
Director Rich Peppiatt said ‘there is an irony in the best British film being Irish’ as his Belfast-set film won seven prizes in total
‘No shortage of comforts’: why Head of State is my feelgood movie
Latest in a series of writers highlighting mood-lifting films is a tribute to Chris Rock’s prescient 2003 political comedy
Rumours review – close encounters for Cate Blanchett and the magnificent G7
Seven world leaders – including Charles Dance’s dozy US president – are trapped in a forest in this amusing but bizarre apocalyptic comedy
Jim Abrahams obituary
Writer and director who was part of the Zucker-Abrahams-Zucker team behind the classic film spoofs Airplane! and The Naked Gun
Our Little Secret review – Lindsay Lohan’s Netflix comedy is a minor win
The star’s third film with the streamer, in which she plays a woman lying about her ex during the holidays, is the best yet even if the bar is incredibly low