Comedy

Despite being from her point of view, ‘Summer ’03’ keeps teen’s world at a timid distance (Movie review)

“Summer ’03” (2018) had the misfortune of coming out the same year as “Eighth Grade,” which showed new blood can be wrung from the stone

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‘The Favourite’ critiques timeless governmental power plays, but isn’t as sharp or funny as it could be (Movie review)

A lot has been made about how horror (“Get Out” last year) and superhero (“Black Panther” this year) films are making inroads with the Oscars,

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Work still sucks, and ‘Office Space’ (1999) is still a masterpiece

I might have been in the first 1 percent of people to see “Office Space.” My buddy Jeremy and I had the theater to ourselves

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‘State and Main’ (2000) too trifling for my taste

With “State and Main” (2000), writer-director David Mamet delivers a satirical look at the making of a Hollywood movie, but it’s so lighthearted that it’s

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‘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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