comedy reviews

Saturday Night Live: Regina King & Nathaniel Rateliff
February 13, 2021
PUBLISHED Feb 14, 2021
Regina King was a great, engaged host with good writing to deal with and Nathaniel Rateliff surprised fans by bringing his beloved former b...
Saturday Night Live: Dan Levy & Phoebe Bridgers
February 6, 2021
PUBLISHED Feb 7, 2021
Overcoming some early technical issues, Saturday Night Live bounced back thanks to spirited work by host Dan Levy and musical guest Phoebe...
Saturday Night Live: Timothée Chalamet & Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band
December 12, 2020
PUBLISHED Dec 13, 2020
Yeesh, another consecutively weak week for Saturday Night Live, though the material here also had more than a dash of incoherence sprinkled...
Saturday Night Live: Jason Bateman & Morgan Wallen
December 5, 2020
PUBLISHED Dec 6, 2020
Oof, as is often the case after a few weeks off, Saturday Night Live limped back into production with an uneven episode where the strong st...
'Dolly Parton's Christmas on the Square' Will Make Your Heart Grow Three Sizes
Directed by Debbie Allen
PUBLISHED Nov 23, 2020
Christmas might be one of few occasions when saccharine-sweet redemption tales are standard fare — and Dolly Parton has delivered exactly a...
'Dinner with Friends' Has Too Much Dinner and Not Enough Friends
Directed by Nicol Paone
PUBLISHED Nov 11, 2020
On paper, the Nicol Paone-written and -directed comedy Dinner with Friends looks lighthearted and fun — an easy and entertaining film for t...
'The Climb' Is an Honest Journey Through Life, Love and Friendship
Directed by Michael Angelo Covino
PUBLISHED Nov 9, 2020
Every year at the Cannes Film Festival, Un Certain Regard's Jury Coup de Coeur prize is awarded to films from young, innovative creators. I...
Saturday Night Live: Dave Chappelle & Foo Fighters
November 7, 2020
PUBLISHED Nov 8, 2020
A lot of jubilation in the air during this "election day" episode of Saturday Night Live, with Dave Chappelle, Foo Fighters and the cast cl...