Category: Comedy
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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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This undiscovered silent film with a historic all-Black cast and female filmmaker might be a product of its time, but it still deserves attention. It goes without saying it’s really hard to find a film from the 1910s. Cinema was still in its infancy at this point. We kind of take for granted how much…
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Christian Slater plays a irreverent yet reserved pirate radio host in this spunky flick that mixes free speech commentary with poignancy. Who knew how easy it could be to make masturbating sound effects with your hands? Hard Harry does. Mark Hunter is kind of like Superman. By day, he is a reclusive and antisocial teenager…
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