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Tag: Comedy

La Cage aux Folles (1978)

Comedy Rated R

At once dated and timeless. The fabulous 1970s fashions don’t hold up too well, but what still resonates is the movie’s empathetic attention to what it’s like if your sexual identity doesn’t neatly fit into traditional norms. Renato (Ugo Tognazzi) and Albin (Michel Serrault) have been a committed gay couple for more than three decades

Away We Go (2009)

Comedy Rated R

“What a pleasure to see a couple who genuinely love each other in a movie – and what a surprise to see them in a movie directed by Sam Mendes.

Zombieland (2009)

Comedy Rated R

“A superior zombie comedy – and the competition in that genre is stiffer than you might think.

Observe and Report (2009)

Comedy Rated R

“…an occasionally amusing, persistently disturbing comedy that at times plays like a bipolar disorder episode from the inside out.

Funny People (2009)

Comedy Rated R

“…as interested in dissecting the psychology behind the jokes as telling them.

Yes Man (2008)

Comedy Rated PG-13

“…another chance for Jim Carrey to unleash his inner anarchist – and I was surprised to realize how much I’ve missed the guy.

Four Christmases (2008)

Comedy Rated PG-13

"Do these hypocritical holiday comedies have an alarm clock inside them that goes off when they’re suddenly supposed to turn all soft and gooey?"

Zack and Miri Make a Porno (2008)

Comedy Rated R

"The sudden sweetness Kevin Smith tries to force into the film feels especially false considering the nastiness that otherwise defines the movie."

How to Lose Friends & Alienate People (2008)

Comedy Rated R

“…argues for integrity in celebrity journalism, which is an oxymoron to the highest degree (and this is coming from someone who has engaged in it).

Fanboys (2009)

Comedy Rated PG-13

Funny, I always thought of the National Lampoon crowd and Star Wars nation as separate demographics. Apparently they’re the same, at least according to Fanboys. A comedy about four Star Wars-obsessed buddies who break into George Lucas’ ranch to sneak a peek at The Phantom Menace, Fanboys is a pandering, puerile exercise, the equivalent of

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