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Playing up the Hitchcock formula, Foul Play isn't inventive, but hits a few comic beats along the way.

Relentlessly cynical and hilarious, Christmas Vacation brought the American holiday experience into the '80s, screaming the entire way.

Holiday Blowed Boundaries. Comedies need them. Vacation has none. Chevy Chase-starring Vacation’s were timid films. They’re awkward, uncomfortable, and slightly satirical stabs at families wandering the country (or their …

Ice Cold Time Machine Someone murdered Rob Corddry in the past. Now it’s the future, so Rob Corddry isn’t murdered yet because that was before which means Craig Robinson …

The best non-vacation ever Carrying the tenderness and imbecilic actions worthy of any John Hughes script, Christmas Vacation is slathered with recognizable holiday caricatures – maybe too much so. …

Anything that can kill time in this lifeless, empty sequel was a good thing to the producers

Vacation may be one of the greatest American comedies, certainly underrated in this regard.

Just remember it's only funny because it isn't you (and because it's Chevy Chase in his prime).

Spies Like Us gets away with quite a bit, mostly because Landis sets his usual “anything goes” tone...

It’s purpose is not simply to make the audience laugh, but develop another side of the character, pushing it out of one dimensional territory.