Bad Santa

Billy Bob Thornton plays a thieving, degenerate Santa.

"...passing out on the job and ducking into the women’s dressing rooms for his own version of milk and..."

Nov. 28, 2003 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Book Review

"Between its title and proximate April Fools' Day release, the casual observer might assume Gerald Nachman's Seriously Funny is some sort of joke book," writes Ken Lieck. "However, its subtitle and subject offer the advanced student of dry humor the opportunity to quip that no, it is the anti-joke book!"

"...Seriously Funny: The Rebel Comedians of the 1950s and 1960sby Gerald..."

April 18, 2003 Books Feature by Ken Lieck

Sweet Home Alabama

"...scheming matriarch from the Miss Congeniality set). The film's funny bone is much better served by its Southern regiment,..."

Sept. 27, 2002 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Evolution

"...to really make a dent. But then, truly gifted funnymen and -women have accomplished much more while working with..."

June 8, 2001 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Bridget Jones's Diary

romantic fantasy as it is social satire.

"...and self-absorption were so hopelessly, embarrassingly familiar to single women that we couldn't help but love her -- or..."

April 13, 2001 Movie Review by Sarah Hepola

Scream 3

"...seclusion and fighting the good fight at a battered women's assistance phone line is in for another round of..."

Feb. 11, 2000 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Dog Park

"...a promising pedigree only to collapse just shy of funny and this side of engaging. The quirky, but ultimately..."

Oct. 1, 1999 Movie Review by Sarah Hepola

Bowfinger

"...those tabloid stories about live babies born to comatose women, screenwriter Martin's formidable talent delivers fitful bursts of off-the-wall..."

Aug. 20, 1999 Movie Review by Russell Smith

Kolya

"...plentiful free time is mainly spent mattress-rodeoing with married women and trying to scrounge enough funeral musician gigs to..."

Feb. 24, 1997 Movie Review by Russell Smith

Get on the Bus

"...commemoration of the Million Man March is a smart, funny, passionate, and open-ended tribute to the spirit of the..."

Oct. 18, 1996 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Passion Fish

"...constant counterpoint to the ultimate ordinariness of these two women's lives. These are just two unexceptional people trying to..."

March 5, 1993 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Mo' Money

"...asset. It's not that the all-too-familiar characters are not funny here (when they don't border on the offensive) but..."

July 31, 1992 Movie Review by Kathleen Maher

Mississippi Masala

"...face of southern racism. There is much that is funny in human inconsistency and in the petty squabbling that..."

Feb. 28, 1992 Movie Review by Kathleen Maher

Hear My Song

"...sprang up around this figure whose singing could make women cry. Micky is a two-bit concert promoter with dreams..."

Feb. 21, 1992 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

SXSW Comedy: Loud Village Live Stand-Up Showcase

L.A. comics offer a tasting menu of approaches to stand-up

"...It’s a funny thing, stand-up at 6pm. You have an hour or..."

March 16, 2019 SXSW Post by Rosalind Faires

Half Magic

Heather Graham turns director in empowerment comedy

"...little more than nibble on the ubiquitous sexism that women experience, without really chomping down on its ugliness. You..."

Feb. 23, 2018 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie

Edina and Patsy hit the big screen with mixed results

"...fat jokes, please!), two Champagne-swilling, pill-popping, coke-snorting, chain-smoking, name-dropping women of a certain age (no specific numbers, please!) who..."

July 22, 2016 Movie Review by Steve Davis

The Boss

This Melissa McCarthy comedy is funny, but should be even funnier

"...Yay for Melissa McCarthy, one of the funniest women around, for creating a movie character that isn’t based..."

April 8, 2016 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Moontower, Day 2: She-Bang

For these women comics, the operative word was "comics"

"...I'm at She-Bang, the all-women comedy line-up at the Parish, and I'm happy to..."

April 26, 2013 Arts Post by Amy Gentry

Just an Old-Fashioned Cat

Eartha Kitt is one funny dame

"...it either. And you don't have to be using women in this kind of [pause] oh-so-derogatory [way]. It is..."

July 21, 2006 Arts Feature by Kate X Messer

In Her Shoes

Even if these Shoes are not perfectly stitched, the fit is nevertheless comfortable and the look is polished.

"...such guy-oriented movies is doing suddenly helming this quintessential women’s picture – or chick flick, to use the vernacular...."

Oct. 7, 2005 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Deuce Bigalow: European Gigolo

A singularly dreadful example of what can happen when potentially capable comedians check their brains at a committee meeting and go slumming for dollars.

"...sorry for Griffin, even though he gets the one funny joke. (Confidential to Griffin: You are forgiven for Double..."

Aug. 19, 2005 Movie Review by Marrit Ingman

American Splendor

At the center of its uniquely beating heart, American Splendor is a heartfelt valentine to Everymen (and Women) everywhere

"...way Berman and Pulcini, who also wrote the smart, funny, altogether clever script (based on Pekar’s comics’ work, both..."

Sept. 12, 2003 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Rock Star

"...that being childhood sweetheart Emily, played by a sharp, funny Aniston who really deserves more than these second-tier girlfriend..."

Sept. 7, 2001 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Baby Boy

"...mother, despite having fathered two children with two different women. And the funny thing is, he thinks of himself..."

June 29, 2001 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Exhibitionism

Waiting for Godot: Man's Sad Lot Made Funny

"...Onion production of his play, a surprisingly faithful and funny version of perhaps the most influential play of post-war..."

April 16, 1999 Arts Review

Medicine Man

"...Hunt for Red October, proves amazingly inept at directing women -- Bracco who was so impressive in GoodFellas, is..."

Feb. 14, 1992 Movie Review by Louis Black

The Sensational Saga of Mr. Sinus

Picking up where Mystery Science Theater 3000 left off, Mr. Sinus Theater 3000 skewers the movies of our childhood to sold-out crowds at the Alamo Drafthouse.

"...Drafthouse, we stayed away. When we heard it was funny, selling out every night, we stayed away. Because, well,..."

Aug. 10, 2001 Screens Feature by Sarah Hepola

SXSW Film Review: Babes

We need more raunchy female friendship films like this

"...Adlon is a raunchy exploration of pregnancy pitfalls, bonded women, and bodily fluid mishaps. Navigating early motherhood has rarely..."

March 10, 2024 Screens Post by Jessi Cape

aGLIFF Review: Lez Bomb

Jenna Laurenzo's movie proves that sometimes coming out is funny

"...lot of things, but rarely is it depicted as funny, which is partially why Jenna Laurenzo wrote Lez Bomb..."

Sept. 8, 2018 Screens Post by Sarah Marloff

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