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fromwww.theguardian.com
6 days ago

Big Mood season two review Nicola Coughlan's hugely ambitious comedy has become a farce

Big Mood explores bipolar disorder through the protagonist Maggie's experiences, balancing humor with serious themes of mental health and friendship.
Film
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 week ago

Glenrothan review Alan Cumming heads home in Brian Cox's big-hearted brotherly drama

Glenrothan is a sentimental comedy-drama about two estranged brothers reuniting in Scotland amidst family and business challenges.
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 week ago

Margo's Got Money Troubles review Michelle Pfeiffer's career renaissance starts here

Margo's got money troubles because Margo got pregnant. Margo got pregnant because she is so young, and she thought her English professor writing her a poem was A Good Thing.
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Portland
fromPortland Mercury
1 week ago

"Portland Nice" Is on Full Display in Carol Triffle's Latest Musical Comedy - Portland Mercury

Nice People satirizes performative niceness and racism through humor and conflict between two elderly sisters and a Mexican woman.
Television
fromQueerty
1 month ago

EXCLUSIVE: Sexy 60s? Aging looks good-& messy-in second season of comedy The Disappointments - Queerty

The Disappointments season two follows three gay men in their 60s navigating mid-life crises, relationship breakups, dating challenges, and career transitions with humor and candor.
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Film
fromVulture
1 month ago

Project Hail Mary Needs About 39 Percent Fewer Jokes

Project Hail Mary is an entertaining science-fiction adventure that balances humor with an intriguing apocalyptic story about stopping star-eating organisms threatening Earth.
Film
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

Project Hail Mary review Ryan Gosling's charm carries unserious last-ditch space mission

A high school science teacher wakes aboard a desperate space mission to save Earth from alien microbes destroying the sun, guided by an alien companion named Rocky.
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Women
fromOregon ArtsWatch * Arts & Culture News
1 month ago

Touche! 'Athena' at 21ten is a winning comedy * Oregon ArtsWatch

Two teenage fencers navigate competition, friendship, and identity through a dynamic comedy that balances humor with profound questions about fighting and being female.
fromVulture
1 month ago

Rooster Recap: Super Swooper

Whenever Steve Carell isn't on screen, my brain is just incessantly asking when he's coming back. I'm sure the ensemble characters will eventually be captivating in their own right, but as for now, I just want him on my screen at all times. There's a reason that the coveted Ludlow weathervane has a rooster on it, am I right?
Television
Film
fromThe New Yorker
1 month ago

"Project Hail Mary": In Space, No One Should Hear Your Glib Jokes

Ryan Gosling stars as a middle-school teacher astronaut in 'Project Hail Mary,' a space adventure that blends humor and emotion while exploring themes of isolation and friendship across vast distances.
Independent films
fromwww.mercurynews.com
1 month ago

Mountain View filmmaker goes back to school at Cinequest

Independent filmmaker John Kim completed his film Reunion despite starting production during the devastating January 2025 Los Angeles fires that displaced cast and crew members.
Independent films
fromThe Mercury News
1 month ago

Mountain View filmmaker goes back to school at Cinequest

Independent filmmaker John Kim completed his comedy film 'Reunion' despite production beginning during the devastating Eaton and Pacific Palisades fires in Los Angeles on January 7, 2025.
Film
fromSan Francisco Bay Times
1 month ago

New Comedy Idiotka Spoofs Fashion and Reality TV - San Francisco Bay Times

A struggling fashion designer in West Hollywood enters a reality competition show to win prize money and save her impoverished family while navigating her chaotic household and the show's demands.
fromABC7 Los Angeles
1 month ago

'Hoppers' stars Jon Hamm, Piper Curda talk about humorous and joyful film at world premiere

I love this movie. I love these people. I love the man who made this movie. I love everyone who I haven't met and is. And I love Tom Lizard. - Piper Curda, voice of Mabel, expressing her enthusiasm for the film and its cast and crew at the world premiere.
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Film
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 months ago

The President's Cake review sweet portrait of life in wartime Iraq builds to an explosive climax

A charming debut follows nine-year-old Lamia's desperate quest to bake a birthday cake for Saddam amid 1990s Iraq's sanctions and severe ingredient shortages.
Television
fromIrish Independent
2 months ago

These Sacred Vows review: This cut-price Irish riff on 'The White Lotus' is an unholy mess

These Sacred Vows is a holiday-resort murder comedy-drama that echoes Sunset Boulevard and The White Lotus but suffers from thin characters and unconvincing plotting.
Film
fromABC7 Los Angeles
3 months ago

'Is This Thing On?: Long-time friends Bradley Cooper, Will Arnett on working together, improv on set

Comedy helps a separated couple rediscover individual identities, process separation, and reconnect through honesty, improvisation, and collaborative filmmaking.
Film
fromwww.theguardian.com
4 months ago

Ella McCay review James L Brooks returns with a sorry mess of a movie

Ella McCay is a nostalgically styled mid-budget comedy-drama that is well cast but undermined by incoherent characters and a confounding, illogical plot.
Film
fromConde Nast Traveler
4 months ago

'Jay Kelly' Gives Us George Clooney on a Grand Tour of Europe

An A-list actor follows his backpacking daughter across glamorous European locations, prompting family reconnection amid satirical glimpses of celebrity life and polished production design.
Television
fromwww.theguardian.com
6 months ago

From New Girl to Colin from Accounts: your favourite TV romcoms ever

Television romantic comedies can achieve deep emotional resonance through subtlety, character chemistry, and restrained expressions of love.
Film
fromwww.esquire.com
6 months ago

Derek Cianfrance on Directing Roofman' and Channing Tatum's Naked Freak-out

Derek Cianfrance directed Roofman, a comedic-leaning true-crime film starring Channing Tatum about a thief who lived inside a big-box store's ceilings.
#film
fromRoger Ebert
7 months ago
Film

You're Enough, Just So You Know: Jay Duplass and Michael Strassner on "The Baltimorons" | Interviews | Roger Ebert

fromRoger Ebert
7 months ago
Film

You're Enough, Just So You Know: Jay Duplass and Michael Strassner on "The Baltimorons" | Interviews | Roger Ebert

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NYC real estate
fromVogue
10 months ago

Why, Exactly, Is Carrie Bradshaw Living in a Gramercy Park Townhouse?

The return of 'And Just Like That...' remains highly anticipated, evoking mixed feelings and humor about its storylines.
fromwww.theguardian.com
10 months ago

Stick review Owen Wilson is utterly charming in the Ted Lasso of golf

"Pryce realized Santi is a prodigy and that he may be able to make something of him, and perhaps something of himself again."
Film
Parenting
fromwww.esquire.com
10 months ago

'Your Friends and Neighbors' Creator Unpacks the Season 1 Finale

Your Friends and Neighbors offers a unique blend of humor and drama, showcasing the unraveling life of a privileged man.
fromScary Mommy
10 months ago

'Hacks' Was Just Renewed For A Fifth Season!

Over its first three seasons, the comedy-drama, which centers on legendary comic Deborah Vance and her behind-the-scenes writer Ava Daniels, has been nominated for 48 Emmy Awards and won six, including Outstanding Comedy Series.
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Film
fromwww.theguardian.com
11 months ago

Bob Trevino Likes It review Barbie Ferreira lovebombs us all in quirk-fuelled comedy

The film highlights the importance of chosen family over biological ties through its charming narrative and relatable characters.
fromSlate Magazine
11 months ago

Amazon and A24 Made a Buzzy New Show With a Rising Star. It's Not What I Was Expecting.

The show is both too gay for straight audiences and too straight for gay audiences, failing to resonate with either demographic.
SF LGBT
Film
fromConsequence
11 months ago

In The Four Seasons, Tina Fey Gets Better with Age: Number 1 on Netflix

Tina Fey's 'The Four Seasons' combines humor with heartfelt moments, exploring relationships and the passage of time through a dramatic lens.
Film
fromwww.mercurynews.com
11 months ago

What to watch: Classic Four Seasons' reinvented (did it need to be?)

The Four Seasons offers a modern take on Alan Alda's film but overstays its premise.
The Legend of Ochi shines as a captivating fable of friendship and understanding.
Film
fromNew York Post
11 months ago

Rachel Zegler announces first film since 'Snow White' box office disaster

Rachel Zegler stars in 'She Gets It From Me,' a comedy-drama about a journey to reconnect with a birth mother.
Silicon Valley food
fromRoger Ebert
1 year ago

Apple TV's "Government Cheese" is Almost Great | TV/Streaming | Roger Ebert

'Government Cheese' features a strong cast but struggles to resonate amidst its witty storytelling and cultural commentary.
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