Comedy

‘Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2’ (1986) a bonkers comedy

Finally delivering a sequel after 12 years and a detour to the big-time success of 1982’s “Poltergeist,” Tobe Hooper directs Cannon Films’ “The Texas Chainsaw

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‘Lost in Translation’ (2003) is exquisitely sad

From the early shot of Bill Murray’s Bob Harris riding through Tokyo in a cab while Girls’ “Death in Vegas” plays, “Lost in Translation” (2003)

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‘Manhattan’ (1979) another winner from Allen, Keaton

Woody Allen isn’t known as a commercial filmmaker, but “Manhattan” (1979) is – at least at first blush – an example of giving people what

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‘Sleepaway Camp’ sequels (1988-89) coast on momentum

“Sleepaway Camp” (1982) is a cult classic with mesmerizingly stiff direction, editing and acting that leads up to one of the most famous final-frame twists

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‘Love and Death’ (1975) skewers Russian tragedies

Appearing to be dour and grim in the fashion of Russian tragedies, “Love and Death” (1975) wasn’t at the top of my stack of Woody

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‘Coming 2 America’ has more enthusiasm than inspiration

Thirty-three years after “Coming to America,” Eddie Murphy, Arsenio Hall, Shari Headley and nonagenarian James Earl Jones still look great. But writers Barry W. Blaustein

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‘Coming to America’ (1988) shows Murphy’s versatility

“Coming to America” (1988), from the height of Eddie Murphy’s comedic powers, has returned to the spotlight thanks to the upcoming release of the sequel

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‘Play It Again, Sam’ (1972) blends pratfalls, romance

Because of its Oscar and place at the top of many “Best of Woody Allen” lists, 1977’s “Annie Hall” is often seen as an entry

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‘She’s All That’ (1999) is all that it can be

“She’s All That” was all that in January 1999, and I recall being peeved by the film for being a generic teen message movie that

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Allen finds farcical footing in ‘Bananas’ (1971)

“Bananas” (1971) is an early calling card of Woody Allen’s oeuvre (although he co-writes with Mickey Rose) as it’s driven by snort-worthy off-the-cuff lines about

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