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Tag: Comedy

Potiche (2010)

Comedy Rated R

A breezy feminist farce from French director Francois Ozon (Swimming Pool), Potiche is adapted from a 1970s play in which the wife of an umbrella factory owner unexpectedly takes over the business when her husband’s health fails. Catherine Deneuve is light on her feet – and smart as a tack – as the wife, while

30 Minutes or Less (2011)

Comedy Rated R

"McBride is yet another walking epithet you simply want to get away from."

Bridesmaids (2011)

Comedy Rated R

“…expresses a deep ambivalence toward marriage, one that runs counter to the fanatical, starry-eyed nature of most romantic comedies.

Midnight in Paris (2011)

Comedy Rated PG-13

“…strikes a nice balance between starry-eyed romanticism and cynical detachment.

Your Highness (2011)

Comedy Rated R

“Mostly, the characters simply reference penises, breasts or pot and wait for a laugh. There’s rarely a punch line attached, just an acknowledgement that penises, breasts and pot exist.

Whip It (2009)

Comedy Rated PG-13

Even as it wallows in cliches, you can sense there is something unique about Whip It, a coming-of-age sports dramedy set amidst the world of women’s roller derby. Ellen Page, less snarky than usual, stars as Bliss Cavendar, a Texas teen doomed to beauty pageants – at least until she discovers the fishnets and hard

Cyrus (2010)

Comedy Rated R

A delightfully oddball effort from the lo-fi writing-directing team of Mark and Jay Duplass (Baghead), this muted farce benefits from the pitch-perfect performances of its cast. John C. Reilly stars as a depressed divorce who finds a goofy match in a single mom played by Marisa Tomei. They’re a sweet fit – too much so

Other Guys, The (2010)

Comedy Rated PG-13

“At any moment, the movie will press its own pause button, abandon the plot and take off on some deranged comic tangent.

I Was Born, but… (1932)

Comedy Rated NR

A review of Ozu’s silent masterpiece, which was rereleased earlier this summer.

Dinner for Schmucks (2010)

Comedy Rated PG-13

“…just funny enough, but not because of star Steve Carell.

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