Comedy

‘Anora’ (2024) runs a rom-com through the ‘Fargo’ filter

“Anora” (2024) takes the “stripper with a heart of gold meets white knight” fairy tale (most famously seen in “Pretty Woman”) and turns it on

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‘Sabrina’ (1954) an all-time great breezy romance

At one point in “Sabrina” (1954), Linus Larrabee (Humphrey Bogart) asks Sabrina Fairchild (Audrey Hepburn) to sing her song in French for him again, slower.

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‘Some Like It Hot’ (1959), and everyone likes it funny

“Some Like It Hot” (1959), perhaps Billy Wilder’s most crowd-pleasing film if not his deepest, is one of those special comedies that’s funny even in

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John’s top 10 movies of 2024

Looking at my top 10, the surprisingly (but maybe it shouldn’t be) prevailing theme is metaphysics. We live in a decade when time seems to

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John’s top 10 TV shows of 2024

Prestige miniseries and streaming franchise “content” ruled the roost, but traditional network TV surprisingly hung on to life this year – even if the format

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‘The Apartment’ (1960) is worth renting, maybe even owning

Although many rom-coms have used the broad structure of “The Apartment” (1960’s Best Picture winner), few have matched its genuineness. At the broadest glance, C.C.

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‘The Holdovers’ (2023) merely a placeholder for Payne

Alexander Payne would seem to be a good match for Christmas, as his films explore relatable emotions but ease the pain with laughs right when

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‘It’s a Wonderful Knife’ (2023) lacks any spirit at all

Bad Christmas horror movies have become as ubiquitous as bad Christmas rom-coms … OK, maybe not quite that ubiquitous. But the genre is beginning to

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‘Bad Boys: Ride or Die’ a fine continuation, with some gator aid

“Bad Boys: Ride or Die” picks up soon after 2020’s legacy sequel “Bad Boys for Life,” but it doesn’t ride on that movie’s fumes. The

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‘Deadpool & Wolverine’ is the (F) bomb – but not due to its gratuitous nature

The Oscars have talked about adding new categories to appeal to a wider demographic. If there was one that rewarded backroom office-politics navigation in order

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