Gibson plays a decidedly gruff Santa in ‘Fatman’ (2020)
Throwback Thursday (Movie review): There’s no Jake to be found, but this Fatman lays down the law on his own against bad guys at Christmastime.
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Gibson plays a decidedly gruff Santa in ‘Fatman’ (2020)
Allen puts funny spin on ‘Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex’ (1972)
Woody Wednesday (Movie review): Not as risqué as the title, this film lands in the middle of the pack among Allen’s pre-“Annie Hall” farces.
‘Deconstructing Harry’ (1997) puts typical Allen situations through blender
Woody Wednesday (Movie review): This film overcomes its hard-to-grasp structure to become great for a basic reason: It’s darn funny.
Rockwell, Ronan make ‘See How They Run’ a comedic delight
Movie review: Great actors team up with a sharp screenplay by Mark Chappell that understands the humorous side of Agatha Christie’s whodunits.
‘My Best Friend’s Exorcism’ has neither laughs nor scares
Movie review: By not settling on a tone, this mix of comedy, horror and legitimate teen drama falls flat in every category.
Penn starrer ‘Sweet and Lowdown’ (1999) turns out sour
Woody Wednesday (Movie review): Penn and Morton are decent, but where are the laughs in this faux-historical piece that’s structured like a comedy?
‘Weird: The Al Yankovic Story’ finds variety of goofy fun
Movie review: Director Eric Appel and Weird Al himself use Yankovic’s real career as a foundation to make fun of biopics and share silly laughs.
Sorvino magnetically ridiculous in ‘Mighty Aphrodite’ (1995)
Woody Wednesday (Movie review): It includes a lot of Allen staples, but Mira Sorvino’s unusual Oscar-winning performance makes this film stand out.
‘Bullets Over Broadway’ (1994) well written, not well directed
Woody Wednesday (Movie review): Sometimes Allen gets casual about his direction, and it’s particularly unfortunate here because good gags get lost.
Smith taps funny bone, tugs heartstrings in ‘Clerks III’
Movie review: Writer-director Kevin Smith makes not merely a nostalgia-fest, but his flat-out best film in a long time.