Comedy

‘Elizabethtown’ (2005) more than a ‘Garden State’ ripoff

“Elizabethtown’s” existence in 2005 ticked me off, since, as a huge “Garden State” fan, I felt it was ripping off that film’s plot of a

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Looking for a great murder-comedy? Get a ‘Clue’ (1985)

“Clue” (1985) is famous for being based on a board game yet somehow not being awful, and also for having alternate endings. Long before alternate

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Nick Hornby’s ‘Funny Girl’ (2014) zeroes in on 1960s British TV

Having recently had my Nick Hornby interest piqued by the film adaptation of “Juliet, Naked” (based on his 2009 novel), I finally read his 2014

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Movies and TV shows John is looking forward to in 2019 (Commentary)

These are the movies and TV shows I’m looking forward to in the new year: (more…)

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Shaune’s top 10 movies of 2018

Our year-end countdown lists wrap up with Shaune’s picks for the 10 best movies of 2018: (more…)

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John’s top 10 movies of 2018

The dominant genre of 2018 continued to be superheroes; even with the “X-Men” Universe and DC Extended Universe releasing only one film each, the three

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‘Juliet, Naked’ a pitch-perfect adaptation of Hornby’s novel about love, regret and music nerdery (Movie review)

Just as I was thinking that 2018 has been a down year for comedies, along comes “Juliet, Naked,” which got a limited release in theaters

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Feig’s ‘A Simple Favor’ is a flawed but fascinating departure in his catalog (Movie review)

When we say “the new Paul Feig movie,” something like “A Simple Favor,” now on home video, is not what we’d expect from the co-creator

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‘Christmas Prince’ and its sequel are the weirdest-ever episodes of ‘iZombie’

“iZombie’s” Rose McIver is doing pretty well, at least commercially, on her offseason hiatuses, starring in 2017’s “A Christmas Prince” and this year’s “A Christmas

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‘The Ranch’ shifts into soap-opera mode with the departure of Masterson (TV review)

“The Ranch” Part 6 (a.k.a. the second half of Season 3) has a big issue to address: the loss of Danny Masterson. Due to sexual

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