Comedy

Smith taps funny bone, tugs heartstrings in ‘Clerks III’

One would be forgiven for forgetting that Kevin Smith is a talented filmmaker. He makes “hanging out with friends,” inside-joke-filled movies with ease, such as

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‘Bodies Bodies Bodies’ a hurricane of narcissism, buzzwords 

“Bodies Bodies Bodies” isn’t a bad movie, but it’s a purposely unpleasant one. Five rich 20-something women, plus the slightly older David (Pete Davidson) and

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‘Dealing’ (1972) a still-relevant time capsule of Drug War 

“Comedy” is one of the categories IMDb lists for “Dealing, or The Berkeley-to-Boston Forty-Brick Lost-Bag Blues” (1972). But this is the driest kind of comedy

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Dark horror-comedy serves up ‘Fresh’ dating insights 

If you tend to take spoiler warnings casually, take it more seriously with “Fresh” (Hulu) when it comes up later in this post. Writer Lauryn Kahn

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Beavis and Butt-head score with ‘Do the Universe’ 

I wasn’t the biggest fan of “Beavis and Butt-head” during its 1993-97 run. Not because of the lowbrow humor – the brow level was comfortably

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‘Superhero Movie’ (2008) a predictable ‘Spider-Man’ spoof

“Airplane!” (1980) used the exact plot of “Zero Hour!” and added exaggerations and absurdities to hilarious effect. “Superhero Movie” (2008) — produced by “Airplane!’s” David

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Ti West’s ‘X’ blends sex, violence in tasty package 

As wannabe porn star Maxine in the horror/dark comedy “X,” Mia Goth sets a record that will never be broken for most side-boob in a single

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‘Everything Everywhere All at Once’ needed another editing pass 

“Everything Everywhere All at Once” needn’t be as overwhelming as its title suggests. The writing/directing duo of Dan Kwan and Daniel Scheinert invent a multiverse

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‘Gremlins 2: The New Batch’ (1990) not as bizarre as its rep

Unless you’re a mega-fan, your knowledge of “Gremlins 2: The New Batch” (1990) might come from the “Key & Peele” skit where they imagine a

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‘Scream 5’ smartly illustrates fan feedback loop 

“Scream 5” — technically titled “Scream,” but I insist on some sanity on my blog – ends with “For Wes.” To evoke the late great

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