Comedy

Cute ‘Freaky Friday’ (1976) leads to even better 2003 remake

When “Freakier Friday” hits theaters, it will be a sequel to the 2003 version of “Freaky Friday,” which remade the original (1976), which itself had

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‘King of Comedy’ (1982) an engrossingly awkward satire of showbiz

“The King of Comedy” (1982) is a rather simple tale of two unhinged people – Rupert Pupkin (Robert De Niro) and his friend Masha (Sandra

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‘It’s a Boy Girl Thing’ (2006) tackles the double empathy problem with laughs

“It’s a Boy Girl Thing” (2006) could perhaps be an honorary member of that batch of Shakespeare-inspired teen films from the early 21st century. That

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‘Pulp Fiction’ (1994) ingeniously makes the whole film into a maguffin

Considering that Quentin Tarantino isn’t a fan of Alfred Hitchcock (instead preferring filmmakers who took Hitch’s baton), it’s ironic that “Pulp Fiction” (1994) is Tarantino’s

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‘Companion’ and the shame of trailers telling the whole story

With roles in several horror-thriller films and TV, Sophie Thatcher (“Yellowjackets,” “Heretic”) seems here to stay as a new star, and “Companion” might be her

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In ‘One, Two, Three’ (1961), Wilder knows the ABC’s of good comedy

“One, Two, Three” (1961) is a good showcase of what writers Billy Wilder and I.A.L. Diamond can do with quick-hitting language. Though it is stagier

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Wilson’s series takes a good golf swing, can’t quite ‘Stick’ it

“Stick” (Apple TV Plus) takes old generation-gap and coming-of-age issues and sometimes makes them as fresh as the dew at the morning’s first tee time.

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Parker Posey is a ‘Party Girl’ (1995) in a librarian world

The Nineties is a fascinating decade in which to find characters who now play differently (sometimes even the opposite) from how they were intended. The

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‘Buddy Buddy’ (1981) one last funny romp from an iconic duo

Billy Wilder and I.A.L. Diamond conclude their screenwriting careers in the most appropriate and hilarious way with “Buddy Buddy” (1981), which also features a legendary

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‘TMNT’ ‘Wises’ up for surprisingly strong Season 7 (1993, CBS)

In what seems like a conscious effort after the “European Vacation” sideseason (a.k.a. Season 7, part one), story editor and lead writer David Wise brings

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