Comedy

Allen sticks around London for a sugar-free ‘Scoop’ (2006)

After making “Match Point” (2005), one of his elite dramas, Woody Allen stuck around London for another year to make “Scoop” (2006), again with Scarlett

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‘Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2’ (2008) a lush sequel

The quartet reunites for “The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2” (2008), and looked at through the lens of time, it’s a treasure to have

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‘Irrational Man’ (2015) held back by the ‘rational’ world

“Irrational Man” (2015) could be watched in a double-bill with “Joker” (2019). Both feature Joaquin Phoenix as a man who looks at the world through

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‘I’m Reed Fish’ (2006) is tasty small fry from great cast

“I’m Reed Fish” (2006) is a weird combination of a personal cheapie with a stellar, marketable cast of actors. A basic sans-serif font introduces the

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‘Only Murders in the Building’ combines crime, cuteness

“Only Murders in the Building” (Tuesdays, Hulu) is yet another murder-mystery serial, but it brings its own flavor. Steve Martin, Martin Short and Selena Gomez

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‘He’s All That’ a cute modern riff on the old story

“He’s All That” (Netflix) is a cute riff on 1999’s “She’s All That” – which was itself a riff on “My Fair Lady.” It includes

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Allen meets ‘American Pie’ in ‘Anything Else’ (2003)

Out of the Woody Allen movies that are on no one’s list of his best, “Anything Else” (2003) is my favorite. Featuring a Jason Biggs

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Allen skewers own career in ‘Hollywood Ending’ (2002)

A couple years after David Mamet took his (loving) shot at the process of studio filmmaking in “State and Main,” Woody Allen takes a crack

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‘The Suicide Squad’ is Gunn’s latest pop-art masterpiece

If the “Suicide Squad” franchise keeps going, I suppose we’ll get cringeworthy titles like “Suicide 3” and “Squad 4” and “SS5.” But I hope it

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‘Zack and Miri Make a Porno’ (2008), and it’s a funny one

Seth Rogen and Elizabeth Banks feature in one of the weirdest, funniest and sexiest moments in “The 40 Year Old Virgin” (the bathtub scene), and

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