Category: Comedy

Dubios-er It’s difficult to create a more non-manly archetype than Stu (Kumail Nanjiani). He doesn’t use guns. He works at a retail store. Nutrition matters to him. Stu cried …

A Double Crust Frozen Pizza Duplicity has that rom com moment. You know, where the couple finally opens up and admits they love one another. For most, that’s the …

Ever Talk to a Corpse? David isn’t really a werewolf. It seems like it – after all, he spends a night in agonizing pain, growing out limbs, fangs, and …

Kaiju Mischief “I can’t run in a kimono!” screams a frustrated Japanese citizen, being evacuated as a giant monster smashes the city in the background. Nearby, draped only in …

*snap snap* Early in Addams Family Values, Morticia and Gomez bring home a new baby. The older kids then spend the entire first act trying to kill it. Successfully, …

“Death at Sea. She’s hooked” It’s never clear how/why the Addams’ survive when electrocuted or poisoned – they take joy in the macabre, and appreciate pain. Maybe it’s centuries …

Magic & John Constantine Added To the Formula DC’s Legends of Tomorrow returns with a reduced episode count in its fourth season, a victim of budget cuts and diminished …

(Mean) Girl Power Twice in Mean Girls, Lindsey Lohan’s character envisions teenagers as wild animals, fighting, crawling, and howling. That’s her only reference point as a home schooled kid …

A Comedy of Nothing Maybe Rush Hour’s success spurred on Eddie Murphy to jump back into the buddy cop routine. There was a time when this was his undeniable …

Formula 86 There’s little doubt that after watching The Witches, young viewers spent hours wondering which of their neighbors were likeliest to eat them. Or, which wanted to turn …

Major Progress The important pieces of Major and the Minor happen in the opening act. It’s a little too easy to discredit the floofy romance that follows, one that …

But Keaton Only Needs One Chance to Impress Released in 1925, Seven Chances came too early to subvert the romantic comedy. The tropes weren’t in place yet. Give it …