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Tag: Comedy

Harold and Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay (2008)

Comedy Rated R

"…laces its copious gross-out gags, pothead humor and female nudity with the smartest social satire this side of ‘The Daily Show.’"

Baby Mama (2008)

Comedy Rated PG-13

“The picture is about a surrogate mother, and in a sense Fey is being asked to be the movie’s surrogate.

Superhero Movie (2008)

Comedy Rated PG-13

“Pamela Anderson appears for 15 seconds as the Invisible Woman … and if Anderson is invisible she’s pretty much completely useless.

Run Fatboy Run (2008)

Comedy Rated PG-13

“Pegg’s Dennis is lazy, insensitive and unhygienic. Yet his most defining quality is blandness. I could barely rouse myself to dislike him.

Drillbit Taylor (2008)

Comedy Rated PG-13

“During the final showdown, there is almost as much teen pummeling going on as in Never Back Down. Unfortunately, Never Back Down was funnier.

Tyler Perry’s Meet the Browns (2008)

Comedy Rated PG-13

“Tyler Perry’s Meet the Browns isn’t exactly a good movie, but it is a good Tyler Perry movie

Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day (2008)

Comedy Rated PG-13

“Amy Adams’ Delysia is a whirling dervish of deceit. And yet, thanks to Adams’ beaming smile, she’s still sweet.

Witless Protection (2008)

Comedy Rated PG-13

Did someone give a starring role to a Matador, one of the obese male cheerleaders who perform during time outs at Chicago Bulls’ games? One would be forgiven for mistaking Larry the Cable Guy – also known as Dan Whitney – for a Matador in Witless Protection, a farce built entirely around his repulsiveness. Like

Be Kind Rewind (2008)

Comedy Rated PG-13

“…makes you nostalgic for the early days of backyard moviemaking, before digital video cameras and desktop editing software turned everyone into mini-Spielbergs.

Charlie Bartlett (2008)

Comedy Rated R

“It’s not much of a movie, but it is an impressive calling card for the young star.

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Disclosure Day (2026)

Action/Adventure Rated PG-13

“Disclosure Day lobbies for our right to believe in something…”

The Sorrow and the Pity (1969)

Documentary Rated PG

“… a wake-up call to anyone who thinks they can simply ride out humanity’s worst impulses.”

The Odyssey (2026)

Action/Adventure Rated R

“… galvanizing, glorious, out-of-this-world-while-clearly-created-within-it filmmaking.”


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