Comedy

‘Ghostbusters: Afterlife’ (2021) is smoothly nostalgic

“Ghostbusters: Afterlife” (2021) is the best of the three sequels. That’s a low bar to clear, but it’s also a reasonably impressive achievement. The original

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James Gunn cuts loose in DCEU’s ‘Peacemaker’

“Peacemaker” (Thursdays, HBO Max), the first DC Extended Universe TV series, rehabilitates the title character, the least likable member of last year’s “The Suicide Squad.”

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‘Cobra Kai’ Season 4 (2021) goes down to the wire

Amid the drama of the All Valley Tournament that concludes “Cobra Kai” Season 4 (December, Netflix), Johnny (William Zabka) is told Miguel (Xolo Maridueña) left

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‘Free Guy’ (2021) mulls ideas as it romps through game

A little bit “Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle,” a little bit “The Invention of Lying,” a little bit “Groundhog Day” and a little bit PKD,

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Spider-Verse tastily envelops ‘Spider-Man: No Way Home’

Awhile back, Disney and Sony were on the brink of ending their agreement of making “Spider-Man” movies together. (Sony owns the Spider-Man rights; Disney/Marvel rents

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John’s top 10 movies of 2021

Although the pandemic didn’t end, 2021 rebounded nicely from 2020, with a lot more movies – both big and small – released. Heck, a case

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John’s top 10 TV shows of 2021

I used to count the days before a new season of a favorite show, or a new series starring a favorite actor. Now, it’s like

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‘You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger’ (2010) … but he’ll be familiar

It’s hard to describe “You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger” (2010) and not make it sound derivative of other Woody Allen movies. The way

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‘8-Bit Christmas’ joins pantheon of holiday classics

Television and streaming have produced so many Christmas movies in recent years – most of them mediocre at best — that one could be forgiven

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‘Night Before,’ (2015), ‘Office Christmas Party’ (2016) offer holiday chuckles

Movies made by friends who like to hang out together can be almost unwatchable (recent Adam Sandler comedies), but sometimes they can be great. “The

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