Tag: Comedy movies
‘The Queen’s Gambit,’ ‘Ted Lasso’ vie for Emmy nominations
LOS ANGELES — “The Crown" and “Ted Lasso,” among the TV shows that helped distract America during an oppressive pandemic year, are in the...
Emmy surprises: ‘Pose,’ ‘I May Destroy You’ & ‘Lupin’
NEW YORK — The Emmy Award nominations announced Tuesday included some snubs and surprises.
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In ‘Zola,’ Janciza Bravo’s cinema of ‘life at high volume’
NEW YORK — It’s not easy to put a finger on Janicza Bravo’s cinema. In describing her work, which now encompasses nine shorts and...
Review: ‘Plan B’ is this summer’s first-choice teen comedy
A painfully awkward sexual encounter. An impromptu road trip. A tested friendship. No, the outlines of Natalie Morales' “Plan B" aren't revolutionary....
Writer Paul Rudnick scores with a witty, regal romance novel
NEW YORK — Paul Rudnick has written a romantic comedy with a royal twist.
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Review: Witty friends bond in ‘People We Meet on Vacation’
“People We Meet on Vacation,” by Emily Henry (Berkley)
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Review: Witty friends bond in ‘People We Meet on Vacation’
“People We Meet on Vacation,” by Emily Henry (Berkley)
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Review: Billy Crystal and Tiffany Haddish in ‘Here Today’
A sleepy and aimless stab at something earnestly “feel-good," “Here Today" is a wasted pairing of Billy Crystal and Tiffany Haddish that juggles dementia,...
Review: Sexy rom-com loses steam between Friday and ‘Monday’
Monday. Ugh. The very word emits a chill. Monday means back to school, or work. Nose to the grindstone. Party’s over.
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Anne Beatts, groundbreaking comedy writer, dead at 74
NEW YORK — Anne Beatts, a groundbreaking comedy writer who was on the original staff of “Saturday Night Live” and later created the cult...
