“As reference humor and pop song needle drops become ironic jokes in and of themselves, stories like Kubo will outlive them all by having just a bit of substance behind the gags.”
“Joel Potrykus has emerged as one of Michigan’s brightest sons.”
“In many ways, it’s like watching the Olympics. You may not understand every event or even grasp the differences between the best in the world or last place, but you respect the talent behind it.”
“Through all of these corny musical numbers, the rom-com scenarios, and the outrageous ‘I Love Lucy’ levels of scheming, I find myself relating to Rebecca against the odds.”
“As long as those around BoJack grow more and more distant, so will his second chances.”
“‘Modern Times’ is emblematic of a ‘Hollywood realism,’ with a rather immaculate industrial setting, strategically tattered clothing and deliberately designed destitution.”
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“This may be the midpoint of the season, but it already feels like these cycles of self-delusion are about to crash.”
“Despite being under the ‘Two Drink Minimum’ banner, make no mistake: ‘BoJack Horseman’ is not a comedy.”
“So, what is it about these two figureheads of cult film that makes them so iconically and definitively camp?”
A Series by Dylan Moses Griffin
“Sing along with a corpse and come out the other side appreciating the bus ride home.”
“A series of goofy images isn’t a comedy.”
A Weekly Column on Love and Erotica in Cinema by Justine A. Smith
“It’s not a dumb movie pretending to be smart, it’s a dumb movie worried about (yet still embracing) its own base stupidity.”
“It looks like a ‘Bill Nye the Science Guy’ episode was produced about manzai after they lost Bill, their writers and about ninety percent of their budget.”
“Would we like The Rock as much if he wasn’t shredded like taco lettuce?”
“When the red, white and blue lights go off, one can begin to understand that Burnham hasn’t put together a comedy special, but a deconstructive stage play of epic proportions.”
“Call it the Silver Age of Comic Book Movies.”
“Like a lot of reality television, ‘Christian Mingle’ is funny for hateful reasoning that displays damaging, scary facets of our culture.”