How The Creators of ‘The Naked Gun’ Crafted a Dumb Joke That’s Actually Funny The New York Times The laughs land in ‘The Naked Gun’ reboot, but fall flat in ‘Freakier Friday’ NPR Pamela Anderson and Liam Neeson’s loved ones aren’t spilling on their relationship, but they are supportive CNN ‘Naked Gun’ Writers Weigh In on Most Talked-About Jokes: R-Word, O.J. and That …
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Zach Cregger’s Eerie and Funny Horror Mystery
Focusing on the aftermath of the mysterious disappearance of 17 children from the same third-grade class, comic turned horror auteur Zach Cregger’s Weapons has the same blend of horror and comedy that made the filmmaker’s Barbarian such a breakout success. Here, Cregger mines even more frightful suspense out of dark spaces and the supernaturally deteriorating bodies that linger within them. …
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A body-swap comedy, when it’s really cooking, is built on a device that won’t quit. An actor, generally an adult, pretends to be inhabited by someone totally different from him or herself (generally a kid). The comedy that emerges is trip-wired with slapstick psychology — you feel like you’re looking at an actor but can just about see the person …
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Photo-Illustration: Tina Tona; Photographs: Courtesy of Everett Collection; Netflix; Alamy Stock Photo; Getty Images In the first episode of the romantic-comedy series Too Much, heartbroken 30-something Jessica (Megan Stalter) breaks into an apartment she used to live in with her ex, Zev (Michael Zegen). We know this is a mess in the making from the moment she pulls up in …
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