Hope in the dark: culture to make you feel less terrible about the UK election
You may be distraught at the result, or just want a break from politics – so find solace in our critics’ pick of 30 films, songs, books and more to hide under a duvet with
April 2016
Groucho Marx by Lee Siegel review – apparently, he wasn’t funny
This provocative biography argues that the man who is the ‘central intelligence’ of the Marx Brothers indulged in radical, nihilistic truth-telling that masked his insecurity. Seriously?
January 2015
Duck Soup review – brazen satire of tinpot nationalism
What you should watch this week
Why Duck Soup is the one film you should watch this week – video review
October 2013
Film blog
Top 10 comedy movies
You want funny? We got funny! From Airplane to Duck Soup, here are the Guardian and Observer critics' pick of the 10 best rib-ticklers
December 2010
Duck Soup: Open on Sundays – review
This Brighton trio's English country dance tunes have an unexpected treatment that is worth checking out, writes Robin Denselow
November 2010
Shortcuts
Schoolkids get a taste for Duck Soup
Move over Disney! A film club screening movies in 6,000 schools reports some unlikely hits
October 2010
The 25 best comedy films of all time
Duck Soup: No 7 best comedy film of all time
Leo McCarey, 1933
February 2009
Duck soup
Review: Broken Glass by Alain Mabanckou A Congolese comedy amuses Tibor Fischer
October 2001
Video releases
The Tailor of Panama | Amores Perros, aka Love's a Bitch | Animal Crackers, Horse Feathers, Duck Soup | Code Unknown
January 2001
Video releases
The Patriot | It's the Rage | Scarface | Duck Soup
