Young Frankenstein is one of Mel Brook’s truly great films. And yes, that says film, not comedy. That’s what makes this one so hard to judge, as it has copious amount of laughs, yet such a deep-rooted respect for the material it’s spoofing, it almost fits in as a sequel. Everything about Young Frankenstein comes [...]

Maybe it’s the comedy. Maybe it’s the lack of seriousness. Whatever the case may be, to most people Mel Brooks’ classic western spoof is completely devoid of a message. Yes, there’s a lot to Blazing Saddles besides its racial slurs, fart jokes, Warner Bros parking lot brawl, and stampeding cattle. There’s a deeply rooted message [...]