Tag: Comedy
Taylor Swift Can’t Take a Joke
The Golden Globes aired last night, and nobody seems to care who won or lost, if they can even remember who was nominated. But the biggest story comes from a tense moment between host Jo Koy and music superstar Taylor Swift. During his monologue, one of Koy’s jokes was about Swift attending NFL ga...
Read MoreREVIEW: Anyone But You (2023)
Generally speaking, I don’t like romance movies. Sometimes, one surprises me, but I find romance much more appealing as a subplot in fantasy or adventure films. When I first saw the trailer for Anyone But You, I wasn’t impressed. Sydney Sweeney is incredible in Euphoria, but this movie looked ...
Read MoreMore Christmas Leftovers: Another Five Christmas-Adjacent Movies
Last year, I wrote about what I called Christmas-adjacent movies, five films that took place at Christmas but didn’t quite qualify as full-fledged Christmas Movies. As it happens, there are quite a few films like this, many of which are great. So, here are another five flicks, in chronological ord...
Read MoreTop 5 Characters Who Embody the Christmas Spirit
There are many wonderful tropes in Christmas movies, but one of the most rewarding is the character who embodies the Christmas Spirit. This person is sometimes the lead and sometimes not, but always the inspiration for others to cast aside their malice and gloom and find the joy in Christmas. They a...
Read MoreThe People’s Joker Gets a Theatrical Release
The strangest version of the Joker yet will be making its way to theaters. At last year’s Toronto International Film Festival, a film called The People’s Joker, about a trans version of the legendary Batman villain, canceled its planned screenings due to a “rights issue” with Warner Bros. Di...
Read MoreThe Regime Trailer Orders You to Watch It
If you didn’t realize that 2024 is an election year, the amount of political entertainment set to debut should clue you in. Today, HBO released a trailer for The Regime, a comedy-drama satire. The Regime depicts the decline of a fascistic government that rules a European country, with palace intri...
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