Comedy
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Lilo & Stitch
Disney’s 2002 animated film about the little Hawaiian girl who befriends an alien who looks like a blue koala was…
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Summer of 69
Much like Olivia Wilde’s “Booksmart” and Maggie Carey’s “The To-Do List,” Jillian Bell’s directorial debut, “Summer of 69,” is the…
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Pavements
The only request you can make of a documentary is for it to be as interesting as its subject. Alex…
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Vulcanizadora
It’s tricky to write about writer-director-actor Joel Potrykus’ “Vulcanizadora,” because most of its impact comes from going into the movie without…
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The Four Seasons
Netflix’s latest miniseries “The Four Seasons,” a loose adaptation of the 1981 Alan Alda film of the same name (and…
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Magic Farm
It is via our culture, marred by short attention spans and insatiable appetites for easily clipped pieces of content, that…
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The Trouble with Jessica
The title and theme of “The Trouble with Jessica” echo one of Alfred Hitchcock’s lesser films, “The Trouble with Harry,”…
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The President’s Wife
While many political satires concern themselves with the forefront of administrations and movements, “The President’s Wife” platforms the woman on…
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Queens of Drama
One of the many delights of writer/director Alexis Langlois’ directorial debut, “Queens of Drama,” is that to describe its genre…
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The Wedding Banquet
There is no one-size-fits-all formula for successfully remaking a beloved classic. Do you just maintain the broad brushstrokes and fill…
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