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‘The Hawk’ Scores a Triple Bogey

August 2, 2026August 5, 2026 Dan Friedman 0 Comments Anchorman, Blades of Glory, Book and Film Globe, Chili's, Comedy, Destin Daniel Cretton, Fortune Feimster, golf, golf comedy, Jimmy Tatro, Luke Wilson, Molly Shannon, Netflix, PGA Tour, Ricky Bobby, sports comedy, Streaming Television, Talladega Nights, Television, The Hawk, TV review, Will Ferrell

The latest Will Ferrell vehicle is a large, empty, golfing bus

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‘The Invite’ Prompt Was — Bergman, But Make It Funny!

July 11, 2026July 14, 2026 Laura Pruden 3 Comments Adam Newport-Berra, Cesc Gay, Comedy, Edward Norton, ensemble cast, film review, independent film, Ingmar Bergman, Jade Healy, marriage, middle age, Olivia Wilde, Oscar Wilde, Penelope Cruz, play adaptation, Rashida Jones, relationship comedy, romantic comedy, Seth Rogen, sex comedy, Spanish cinema, The Invite, The People Upstairs, Will McCormack

Olivia Wilde directs and acts in a comedy about love and marriage in middle-age

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Louis CK Gets ‘Ridiculous’ and Grumpy

July 9, 2026July 9, 2026 Dan Friedman 0 Comments #metoo, aging, American comedy, cancel culture, comedians, comedy special, humor, Louis C.K., mortality, Netflix, Netflix comedy, New York City, Pop Culture, Ridiculous, social commentary, Stand Up Comedy, Streaming, Television Review

First Netflix special for 9 years is entertaining but limited

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Minions and Monsters With Movies and Mayhem

July 4, 2026July 9, 2026 Stephen Garrett 0 Comments Allison Janney, animated film, animation, Bobby Moynihan, Book and Film Globe, Brian Lynch, Buster Keaton, Charlie Chaplin, Christoph Waltz, Comedy, Cthulhu, Despicable Me, family film, film review, George Lucas, H.P. Lovecraft, Harold Lloyd, Hollywood, Illumination, Jeff Bridges, Jesse Eisenberg, Minions, Minions and Monsters, Modern Times, movies, Phil LaMarr, Pierre Coffin, Safety Last, silent films, Steamboat Bill Jr, The Blob, The Day the Earth Stood Still, Trey Parker, Universal Pictures, Zoey Deutch

Is this the nail in the Pierre Coffin series?

Kevin James Thornton Is Not Just a ‘Big Baby’

June 7, 2026June 4, 2026 Ayun Halliday 0 Comments Actress of a Certain Age, Big Baby, book criticism, Christian fundamentalism, Comedy, coming of age, cultural memoir, Fringe Festival, gay memoir, Gen-X, Grand Central Publishing, humor books, Indiana, Jeff Hiller, Kevin James Thornton, LGBTQ memoir, memoir, memoirs and biographies, Midwest culture, performing arts, personal essays, queer literature, self acceptance, Stand Up Comedy, viral creators

Can the comedian’s viral autotune videos make the jump to full-length memoir?

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‘Power Ballads’ Shows How Jams Can Get Sticky

June 4, 2026June 8, 2026 Stephen Garrett 0 Comments 2026 movies, authorship, character driven films, comedy drama, contemporary cinema, creative ambition, creativity and art, Dublin, emotional honesty, feel good movies, film review, Havana Rose Liu, independent film, Irish cinema, Jack Reynor, John Carney, Marcella Plunkett, movie review, music and relationships, music comedy, music industry, music movies, musical drama, musicians, Nick Jonas, original songs, Paul Rudd, power ballad, rock music, singer songwriters, wedding bands

Paul Rudd and Nick Jonas star in John Carney’s latest music-themed comedy-drama

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‘I Like Me’ Reminds Us Why John Candy Still Matters

October 28, 2025October 29, 2025 Robert Dean 0 Comments 2025 films, Bill Murray, Canadian cinema, Catherine O'Hara, Colin Hanks, comedy documentaries, I Like Me, John Candy, Ryan Reynolds, Steve Martin

Colin Hanks’ documentary captures the warmth, humor, and heartbreak of a larger-than-life Canadian

‘Lesbian Space Princess’ Revives the Weird, Wild Spirit of Old-School Adult Animation

October 24, 2025October 24, 2025 William Schwartz 0 Comments adult animation, Aunty Donna, Australian film, Book and Film Globe, Emma Hough Hobbs, Kween Kong, Leela Varghese, Lesbian Space Princess, LGBTQ+, queer cinema, sci-fi comedy, Shabana Azeez, South Australian Film Corporation

Low-budget, high-chaos, and proudly queer, an Australian animated comedy with glitter

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The Song and Dance Man Who Brought Dr. Frank-N-Furter and Pennywise to Life

October 14, 2025October 9, 2025 Gillian G. Gaar 0 Comments Amadeus Broadway, Donald Trump Home Alone 2, Frank-N-Furter, Grand Central Publishing, Jesus Christ Superstar, Legend Ridley Scott, Pennywise IT 1990, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead, Spamalot, The Rocky Horror Picture Show, The Three Musketeers 1993, Tim Curry, Tom Stoppard, Vagabond memoir

Tim Curry’s ‘Vagabond’ is a fascinating portrait of a very private actor

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In the Ambulance, Comedy on Life Support

September 11, 2025September 15, 2025 William Schwartz 0 Comments Christopher Leone, Lil Rel Howery, Patriack Painezze, Rainn Wilson, Rob Riggle, The Office

Rainn Wilson stars in the black comedy ‘Code 3’

Super Fun Pan-Generational Comedy

August 7, 2025August 7, 2025 Laura Pruden 0 Comments

‘Freakier Friday’ may be the freakiest yet of the body-swapping series

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Mining for Gold in a River of Panic

August 4, 2025October 13, 2025 Dan Friedman 0 Comments Elon Musk, Marc Maron, Marc Maron: Panicked

Marc Maron’s new comedy special ‘Panicked’ both hits and misses

Son of a (Naked) Gun, Drebin’s Back!

August 1, 2025August 6, 2025 Dan Friedman 0 Comments akiva schaffer, Leslie Nielsen, Liam Neeson, Naked Gun, Pamela Anderson, Paul Walter Hauser, Weird Al Yankovic

31 years on, the Los Angeles Police Squad is as dumb as ever

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Don’t Mention the Anniversary

July 29, 2025August 1, 2025 Dan Friedman 0 Comments Andrew Sachs, Connie Booth, Curb Your Enthusiasm, David Brent, Fawlty Towers, John Cleese, Larry David, Martin Goodman, Prunella Scales

Britain’s best ever TV show ‘Fawlty Towers’ turns 50 

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The Somewhat Triumphant Return of Lena Dunham

July 22, 2025July 22, 2025 Dr. Carlos Flores 0 Comments Alix Earle, Andrew Scott, Jake Shane, Jessica Alba, Lena Dunham, Leo Reich, megan stalter, Michael Zegen, Naomi Watts, Owen Thiele, Rhea Perlman, Richard E. Grant, Rita Ora, Stephen Fry, Too Much, Will Sharpe

Does ‘Too Much’ have too much for a successful rom-com?

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