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Tag: Comedy

Spy (2015)

Comedy Rated R

“Melissa McCarthy finally gets a decent star vehicle.”

Mon Oncle (1958)

Comedy Rated NR

“Architecture does much of the satirical work here.”

While We’re Young (2015)

Comedy Rated R

“…very little feels organic about the film, starting with Stiller and Watts as the central couple.”

The Breakfast Club (1985)

Comedy Rated R

“…doesn’t just remember or understand what it’s like to be a teenager. The Breakfast Club embodies the experience.”

Slacker (1991)

Comedy Rated R

“Pretension is kept at bay by the fact that whenever someone is holding court, the others in the scene barely seem to be listening.”

Buzzard (2015)

Comedy Rated NR

“…one of those laser-sharp character portraits with such an incisive bead on its central figure that you sit, transfixed, by his every move.”

Real Life (1979)

Comedy Rated PG

“It’s astonishing, and a bit sad really, how prescient Real Life is.”

What We Do in the Shadows (2015)

Comedy Rated NR

“…mixes the documentary format with fantasy elements to create some fantastically funny stuff.”

Decalogue X (1989)

Comedy Rated NR

“Krzysztof Kieslowski waits until the final installment to really show us his sense of humor.”

The Long Goodbye (1973)

Comedy Rated R

“A playful de-romanticizing of the detective genre…”

Recent Reviews

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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