Comedy

Allen’s ‘Apropos of Nothing’ (2020) a breezy yet insightful autobiography

Woody Allen’s autobiography, “Apropos of Nothing” (2020), strikes a balance of self-deprecating wit and insightful reminiscences about his life and career. Although he possibly typed

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‘Based on a True Story’ Season 1 somehow both frantic and slow

“Based on a True Story” Season 1 (Peacock) taps into the zeitgeist with intelligent commentary about the moral ickiness of serial-killer podcasts being popular. But

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‘M3gan’ amusingly blends ‘Terminator’ with ‘Chucky’

“M3gan” (2023) is a post-postmodern techno-horror comedy that tries – and largely succeeds – at being both a serious warning to young filmgoers and a

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A neurotic half-century: Every Woody Allen film, ranked

Sorry it took me awhile to compile my rankings of Woody Allen’s films. I got a little neurotic about making sure everything is in the

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Lost in the 1999 bin, ‘Drop Dead Gorgeous’ skewers teen pageants

“Drop Dead Gorgeous” (1999) goes to town making fun of beauty pageants like a sugar-infused kid attacking a pinata. Since I know nothing about pageants

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All 9 of Philip K. Dick’s non-SF novels, ranked

In the late 1950s, Philip K. Dick found a career as a science fiction writer, and quickly became quite good at it, delivering several classics.

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All 13 movies written and directed by Kevin Smith, ranked

To mark the 40th anniversary of “Return of the Jedi,” since I wrote a thorough tribute piece 10 years ago, I decided to look back

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All 9 ‘Scream’ movies and TV seasons, ranked

Since 1996, the “Scream” franchise has been the touchstone for the new era of screen entertainment wherein audiences give an increasing amount of feedback to

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‘Replacements’ (2000) strikes balance of heart, dumb humor

There is a great movie to be made about the 1987 Washington Redskins replacement players, but for now I’ll certainly accept the “30 for 30”

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‘Piranha 3D’ (2010), ‘3DD’ (2012) have gory fun with modern effects

George Lucas used to talk about how he waited to do the “Star Wars” prequels till the special effects technology caught up with his vision.

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