#Yummy Review: Shudder’s Latest Original Is Deliciously Gross

“#Yummy Review: Shudder’s Latest Original Is Deliciously Gross” Blood’s splattering and penises are ablaze in director Lars Damoiseaux’s feature debut Yummy, a gore-filled zombie comedy that’s as confused as it is deliciously gross. An over-the-top violent tale of plastic surgery gone disgustingly array, Yummy exudes intentional camp and shows glimpses of old Italian flare –…

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#‘Hamilton’ Review: Filmed Version of Lin-Manuel Miranda’s Musical is Somehow Both Miraculous and Slightly Underwhelming

“#‘Hamilton’ Review: Filmed Version of Lin-Manuel Miranda’s Musical is Somehow Both Miraculous and Slightly Underwhelming” Lin-Manuel Miranda‘s hip-hop musical Hamilton is an unqualified masterpiece: a once-in-a-generation combination of brilliant writing, indelible performances, and spectacular music that became a genuine pop culture phenomenon and crossed over into the mainstream. So it feels strange to say that director…

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#Irresistible Review: Steve Carell Can’t Save Sledgehammer Satire

“#Irresistible Review: Steve Carell Can’t Save Sledgehammer Satire” Irresistible is Jon Stewart’s second feature as writer and director. A sledgehammer satire with little nuance, the film falls prey to the standard red state versus blue state characterizations. Irresistible feels like a stale retread of well-known talking points. The lines that divide us are obvious. Stewart…

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#‘Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga’ Review: Rachel McAdams is a Star in a Pitchy Eurovision Spoof

“#‘Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga’ Review: Rachel McAdams is a Star in a Pitchy Eurovision Spoof” America is no stranger to the outsized singing contest. We’re a country that made American Idol the top-rated show for years and we can thank The X-Factor for creating beloved boy bands like One Direction. Glee…

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#‘Irresistible’ Review: Jon Stewart’s New Political Comedy is Shockingly Toothless

“#‘Irresistible’ Review: Jon Stewart’s New Political Comedy is Shockingly Toothless” We’re nearly five years removed from the last time that Jon Stewart hosted The Daily Show, a departure that seemed almost deliberately timed to coincide with the rise of Donald Trump from a loud, know-nothing right-wing presidential candidate to a loud, know-nothing right-wing president. Fans…

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‘The King of Staten Island’ Review: Pete Davidson Takes the Lead in Judd Apatow’s Unfocused Dramedy

“#‘The King of Staten Island’ Review: Pete Davidson Takes the Lead in Judd Apatow’s Unfocused Dramedy” “There’s something wrong with me…mentally.” So says Scott (Pete Davidson), a directionless 20-something whose greatest ambition in life is to open a tattoo restaurant and get high all day while still living with his mom. Prone to fits of…

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