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Tag: Comedy

You, the Living (2007)

Comedy Rated NR

“The anguish of existence is the common thread here.”

The Lobster (2016)

Comedy Rated R

“If we’ve come to idolize marriage in contemporary Western society, The Lobster has come to desecrate it.”

The Man Without a Past (2002)

Comedy Rated PG-13

“…dourly delightful.”

Hollywood Shuffle (1987)

Comedy Rated R

“…presaged a revolution that never came.”

Songs from the Second Floor (2000)

Comedy Rated NR

“…feels like the world’s last whimper.”

Keanu (2016)

Comedy Rated R

“As smart about identity politics as Dear White People and as amusing a spoof of Michael Bay movies as, well, Pain & Gain.”

Everybody Wants Some!! (2016)

Comedy Rated R

“…intimately genial, like a platonic pat on the butt.”

Ishtar (1987)

Comedy Rated PG-13

“..an undeniably messy movie that you nonetheless want to treasure just for its oddball existence.”

The Heartbreak Kid (1972)

Comedy Rated PG

“…a war of the sexes comedy that leaves no side unscathed.”

Hail, Caesar! (2016)

Comedy Rated PG-13

“…a meta comedy that wants to deflate the pretensions of Hollywood even as it’s giving the movies themselves a giant hug.”

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The Bride! (2026)

Horror Rated R

“The fun here is in the audacious attempt and the performances.”

Arsenic and Old Lace (1944)

Comedy Rated NR

“A bit of a whiff for Frank Capra…”

Stand By Me (1986)

Drama Rated R

“… has a wistful, morbid magic.”


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