Comedy

10 things I like about ‘10 Things I Hate About You’ (1999)

In a 1995 episode of “Seinfeld,” Jerry claims that 95 percent of the population is undatable. “10 Things I Hate About You” (1999) tests that

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‘Get Over It’ (2001) makes Shakespeare easy to sing and dance to

Bridging Gen-X teen comedies and millennial teen comedies was the period from roughly 1996-2006 featuring Shakespeare-based teen comedies. Although these films starred millennials (often Julia

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‘Mean Girls 2’ (2011) is far more plastic than the original

The inevitable sequel to the 2004 hit “Mean Girls” should’ve been called “Meaner Girls.” One of the smart things about the original film is that

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Hollywood takes three shots at ‘Maltese Falcon’ (1931-41)

We have a tendency to think history is simpler than it really is. It’s tempting to think Dashiell Hammett wrote “The Maltese Falcon” in 1930

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‘Fetch’ didn’t happen, but at least ‘Mean Girls’ (2004) did

“Mean Girls” (2004), both a time capsule of Lindsay Lohan at the height of her brief powers and one of the last good high school

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John’s top 10 movies of 2023

In movies, 2023 was a year of endings for major action franchises. Sort of; we know that nothing truly ends anymore. “John Wick” bowed out

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John’s top 10 TV shows of 2023

We’re not exactly at a stable point in TV history, so it’s fitting that my list of 2023 favorites includes various types of series. Two

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‘Barbie’ doesn’t fully exploit culture-clash humor

“Barbie” wouldn’t be a good idea for a product tie-in movie, except that it’s about how it’s not a good idea for a product tie-in

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Stupnitsky’s ‘No Hard Feelings’ is easy to like

As big-screen comedies die out, director/co-writer Gene Stupnitsky’s career comes alive with “No Hard Feelings,” one of 2023’s funniest films. The former “Office” writer had

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‘Dead End’ (2003) is darkly comedic Christmas horror

“Dead End” (2003) is one of the most efficiently budgeted Christmas horror films out there, but luckily it’s not a dead end of entertainment. Balancing

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