Comedy

Retrospective "Forrest Gump" 30th Anniversary Retrospective: A Conservative Yuppie's Wet Dream

It has occasional charm, but Robert Zemeckis' '90s juggernaut is a feast of boomer bullshit.

Features2nd Annual Canty Awards

It's the Oscars! Ya know, the... better one...

FeaturesOscars Redux: 1992 Best Supporting Actress

In the second Oscars redux, we re-evaluate Marisa Tomei's controversial win.

Golden AgeReview: "Around the World in 80 Days" Crashes and Burns On Takeoff

It's off and away in Michael Anderson's adaptation of the Jules Verne classic. Too bad the journey is a nightmare.

FeaturesMary Needs A Man: Evaluating the Stalkers of "There's Something About Mary"

Mary's picker is a tad off, so I'm stepping in to find her perfect match.

Recent ReleaseReview: "The Holdovers" A Heartwarming Remedy to A Frigid Cinematic Winter

In a dark time for movies, Alexander Payne gives us an unconventional dose of Christmas cheer.

Recent Release"Barbie" Review: A Funny But Misguided Comedy of Patriarchy and Horses

It picks up as it goes along, but unlike its humor, Barbie's social commentary never quite rises to the occasion.

Recent ReleaseReview: Amazingly, "No Hard Feelings" Is A Refreshing, Heartfelt Sex Comedy

Jennifer Lawrence finds her niche in this touching, if potentially problematic, comedy.

Recent Release"The Blackening" Review: It's Satire! It's Horror! It's... Nothing?

A promising premise yields disappointing results in this confused, aimless horror-comedy.

Retrospective Retrospective: Nostalgia Has Its Swinging '60s Day in "American Graffiti"

Before lightsabers and death stars, George Lucas asked a simple question: where were you in '62?

Recent ReleaseReview: "Dungeons and Dragons: Honor Among Thieves:" A Flawed But Fun Fantasy Ride

Nearly half a century after the game's initial release, D&D finally has a worthy movie.

Modern "The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent:" Nic Rattles, But Never Escapes, His Cage

What went wrong in one of the century's most promising comedies?

Modern "Everything Everywhere All At Once" Is Too True To Its Title

The Daniels feast on the multiverse. Sadly, their pants are too small.

Modern "Turning Red" - The Danger of Fake Representation

Disney wastes a golden opportunity in this inventive but disappointing period piece.

Modern "C'mon C'mon" Drags Us Down the Long Path to Nowhere

This quirky kid road trip dramedy is more "C'mon, hold up, wait a sec, I'll be right back"

Modern Journalism Gets A Touching Love Letter In "The French Dispatch"

Paul Thomas Anderson is mostly style, but he finds substance in this ode to the printed page.

Modern Review: "Almost Famous" Sails On The Unstill Waters of a Rock n' Roll Wonderland

This review will find that one person not getting it off, and it will MAKE them get off.

Modern "Licorice Pizza" Goes Down As Badly As Its Title

Paul Thomas Anderson's ode to predation and Hollywood's troubling affair with illegal age gaps.

Modern "Red Rocket" Review: A Successful Launch Of Human Disaster

Simon Rex wields a mighty saber in this strawberry slice of backwoods heaven.

Modern Review: "Fargo" Sizzles In The Snowy Plains Of North Dakota

Oh, Geez, we got a black comedy crime classic on our hands!

Modern Review: "Don't Look Up" Makes Us Look Somewhere Even More Important

Adam McKay finds his footing by stomping on American stupidity.

ClassicReview: "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest" Masters the Tricky Art of Adaptation

Jack Nicholson and the horrible, terrible, no good, totally bonkers insane asylum.