Comedy

‘GLOW’ finds its footing in Season 2 by ramping up emotions and stakes (TV review)

The Netflix series “GLOW” (Gorgeous Ladies Of Wrestling) is intriguing to me because of its ’80s pop look and feel. Apparently based on true events,

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‘Don’t Worry, He Won’t Get Far on Foot’ a slow but rewarding character study (Movie review)

Director and co-writer Gus Van Sant channels some of the character- and relationship-building magic of “Good Will Hunting” in “Don’t Worry, He Won’t Get Far

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Schumer’s insistence on playing ugly and fat becomes grating in ‘I Feel Pretty’ (Movie review)

Sometimes I watch a movie because it’s short and I know I have time to finish the whole thing. In this case, we were without

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10 movies John wouldn’t mind seeing in Fall 2018 (Commentary)

The fall movie season arguably looks better than the summer season this year, with a nice mix of traditional fall films and a few scattered

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‘Deadpool 2’s’ new characters, fun action make it more accessible

In 2016, I begrudgingly acknowledged that “Deadpool” served up exactly what its fans wanted, even if it didn’t totally connect with me. I got much

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‘Like Father’ gets by on the charms of Kristen Bell, Kelsey Grammer (Movie review)

It’s easy to see why “Like Father” went straight to Netflix (the modern equivalent of straight-to-video) rather than getting a theatrical release, but fans of

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‘Eighth Grade’ goes inside the heart and mind of an outsider many of us can relate to (Movie review)

Ah, a tale of a kid who feels like an outsider. It’s not exactly untapped territory for a movie, yet comedian Bo Burnham, in his

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‘Blockers’ is a sweet but safe gender-swapped ‘American Pie’ (Movie review)

The films of the “American Pie” trilogy open with Jim caught in an embarrassing – and to the audience, hilarious – sexual situation by his

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Don’t trust the trailer: ‘Game Night’ is a brilliant, laugh-out-loud comedy (Movie review)

Earlier this month, I reviewed “Annihilation,” a mediocre movie with a great trailer, and following it onto home video is “Game Night,” which somehow has

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‘Broken Flowers’ reviews

John’s “Broken Flowers” flashback review, April 15, 2021 “Broken Flowers” — This unofficial companion piece to “Lost in Translation” finds a numb Bill Murray visiting all

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