Category: Comedy
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In this forgotten piece of lesbian cinema, filmmaker Cheryl Dunye plays herself as she navigates the “history” of a Black lesbian actress.
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Despite impressive performances by Adam Sandler and George Clooney, Jay Kelly suffers from a crisis of identity, not unlike the main character. In one scene in Noah Baumbach’s Jay Kelly (2025), the eponymous movie star is dancing in a room full of people celebrating his legacy and presence at a film festival in Italy. The…
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This dazzling and effervescent musical makes Paris look like another world entirely in this romantic comedy about lost souls and finding one’s way. I’ve got to give my sister credit. She knows her musicals. My sister’s been leaning on me to watch this for a while, and tonight I gave in and did so. She…
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This deadpan British zombie-romantic comedy is a gory good time with unexpected heart, courtesy of leads Simon Pegg and Nick Frost. Even before I sat down to watch this film, I was hearing about this from seemingly everywhere. I guess Shaun of the Dead (2004) is just one of those films that seem to unite…
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