Comedy

‘Blues Brothers’ (1980) is an absurdly bombastic crowd-pleaser

“The Blues Brothers” (1980) has such massive set pieces and action sequences that the belly laughs have little chance at being equally big. But it’s

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Gunn’s ‘Peacemaker’ Season 2 is no joke, despite a lighter tone from the DCEU days

James Gunn is improving the quality of DC’s storytelling from within the Warner Bros. machine, ironically by telling an epic story about former government agents

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For those wonton more: ‘The Apple Dumpling Gang Rides Again’ (1979)

The poster for “The Apple Dumpling Gang Rides Again” (1979) acknowledges the first film in this two-film franchise and its strengths: The Apple Dumpling Gang

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I like ‘John Candy: I Like Me,’ even if there’s no dirt to dig up

John Candy would seemingly be a horrible documentary subject because there’s no controversy about him. Everyone liked him, and as the title “John Candy: I

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‘Chad Powers’ powers forward as best of the ‘Ted Lasso’ ilk

“Chad Powers” (Hulu) is a weird show and a hard one to get right, but the six-episode Season 1 mostly achieves it. Based on Eli

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‘The Paper’ is worth a subscription as it nails modern journalism

“The Paper” (Peacock) isn’t breaking new ground with style: It’s precisely like “The Office” (2005-13), from which it spins off. But it’s also so precisely

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Character exploration takes a backseat in rompish ‘Chucky’ Season 2 (2022)

In RFMC’s “All Dolled Up” series, I’m taking my first journey through the seven original films, one reboot film and one TV series of the

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‘Chucky’ makes a killer move to prestige TV in Season 1 (2021)

In RFMC’s “All Dolled Up” series, I’m taking my first journey through the seven original films, one reboot film and one TV series of the

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‘Honey Don’t’ seemingly doesn’t complete its story

Margaret Qualley had a key supporting role in one of the coolest neo-noirs, 2016’s “The Nice Guys,” so it’s exciting that she’s the lead in

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Mancini, Tilly do their ‘New Nightmare’ in ‘Seed of Chucky’ (2004)

In RFMC’s “All Dolled Up” series, I’m taking my first journey through the seven original films, one reboot film and one TV series of the

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