Are NBC’s ‘Up All Night’ and ‘Free Agents’ Worth Watching?
NBC premiered two much-anticipated sitcoms last night, Up All Night and Free Agents. While the shows will eventually move to Wednesday nights at 8 and 8:30, respectively, you’ll have a second chance to...
View ArticleYep, They’re Finally Making ‘Anchorman 2′
Last night, Will Ferrell donned his burgundy suit, pasted on the familiar mustache, and dropped in on Conan O’Brien’s TBS show to play a little jazz flute, insult the host, and make an announcement:...
View ArticleThe Best and Worst of Last Night’s ‘SNL’ With Christina Applegate
As Christina Applegate pointed out in her opening monologue last night, the last time she hosted SNL was way back in 1993 during her tenure on Married…With Children. Though the idea is kind of...
View Article‘Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues’ is Smarter and Ballsier Than You Think
By most reasonable standards, Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues is a stupid, stupid movie — gleefully so, even. It concerns the further adventures of super-dim television news anchor Ron Burgundy (Will...
View ArticleFlavorwire’s Guide to 2015 Summer Movies
This Friday, just like the first weekend of every May since 2007, a new movie based on a Marvel comic book will open in thousands of theaters across the country, will make all the money, and will serve...
View ArticleIn Praise of Christina Applegate, The Best Thing in the New ‘Vacation’
Is there a more consistently devalued cinematic comedy asset than Christina Applegate? She was the overlooked MVP of the Anchorman movies and the secret weapon of Married with Children; in middling...
View ArticleThis Week at the Movies: ‘Mission: Impossible,’‘Vacation,’ and ‘The End of...
It’s a busy weekend at the movies—one of the busier of the summer—with several high-profile blockbusters and indies competing for your attention. So here’s our thumbnail guide to what’s out, and what...
View ArticleChristina Applegate Attempts Meryl Streep’s Most Challenging Roles
Meryl Streep may be able to play anyone, but can anyone play Meryl Streep? Such is the question a new Lifetime movie about the actress’ turbulent life might raise, if such a movie were to exist, and if...
View ArticleThe Best and Worst Movies of the Tribeca Film Festival
Traditionally, the narrative selections of the Tribeca Film Festival tend to not quite meet the high standards of their non-fiction counterparts. And true to form, there were more than a couple...
View Article‘Bad Moms’ and the Frustrations of Lady Comedies by Dude-Bros
Bad Moms seems like exactly the kind of strained mirth that you know/dread will end with zany outtakes and bloopers, but it goes in a different, stranger direction. The end credits are accompanied not...
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