Year: 2024
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Comedy Movie
Babes
The foundation of most comedy is the gulf between our belief that we can control our bodies, words, and relationships…
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Comedy Movie
Do Not Expect Too Much from the End of the World
A corporate video is not art, as much as its director might want it to be. And yet, the people…
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Animated Movie
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
My esteemed colleague Christy Lemire opened her review of “Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse” with a quote from her nine-year-old asking…
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Comedy Movie
Dad & Step-Dad
Inadequacy peeks from behind the uncomfortable smiles and passive aggressive remarks that two adult men exchange in the presence of…
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Animated Movie
Elemental
At its best, Pixar is unbeatable, making clever, charming, and brightly original films to touch the heart and spark the…
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Comedy Movie
Wicked Little Letters
“Wicked Little Letters,” a new film directed by Thea Sharrock with a very funny script by Jonny Sweet, is based…
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Animated Movie
Lonely Castle in the Mirror
Sullen middle school freshman Kokoro (Ami Touma), is frightened to attend school after getting bullied by her aggressive female peers.…
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Comedy Movie
Lousy Carter
Austin-based filmmaker Bob Byington never takes the easy road, even when he’s telling the stories about the same middle-aged sadsacks…
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Animated Movie
Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken
“Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken” is a cheerful, colorful animated film about a shy, academically gifted young girl with a protective mother…
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Comedy Movie
La Chimera
“La Chimera” plays like a magical realism version of the classic one-last-heist movie. The core of it ultimately may reveal itself to be somewhat familiar: Newly released from prison…
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