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Tag: comedy

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DARK SHADOWS

Can Burton and Depp make people forget about the Fuddywhacker?

Posted on May 13, 2012May 19, 2012
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Kooks – DARK SHADOWS Tralier

Go figure – Tim Burton made a kooky-looking movie with Johnny Depp and Helena Bonham-Carter

Posted on March 21, 2012March 25, 2012
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GOON

Oh take me where the hockey players face off down the rink,

And the Stanley Cup is all filled up, For the champs who win the drink…

Posted on March 11, 2012March 16, 2012
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WANDERLUST

Pass the Kool-Aid please?

Posted on March 8, 2012March 12, 2012
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WE BOUGHT A ZOO

It’s amazing what people will do in the hopes of finding answers.

Posted on January 8, 2012January 12, 2012
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CARNAGE

Leave. Now. Say goodbye and go. Grab your coats and get into that elevator. No!! Why are you going back inside?

Posted on December 28, 2011January 3, 2012
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THE MUPPETS

It’s Time To Put On Make-Up…It’s Time to Dress-Up Right. It’s Time to Get Things Started…

Posted on November 20, 2011December 20, 2012
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50 / 50

The Saying is “As Serious As Cancer”. But What Happens When Someone Takes cancer a Little Less Seriously?

Posted on October 2, 2011February 4, 2013
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CRAZY STUPID LOVE

Something Seemingly So Predictable Turns Sweet, Honest, and Truly Surprising.

Posted on August 21, 2011January 28, 2012
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30 MINUTES OR LESS

A Buddy-Film Throwback That Holds the Cheese

Posted on August 14, 2011January 28, 2012
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HORRIBLE BOSSES

Bromantic chemistry pulls a silly concept back from certain doom.

Posted on August 7, 2011January 28, 2012
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MIDNIGHT IN PARIS

Woody Allen Surprises Us All With a Film That Lands Amongst His All-Time Greats

Posted on June 19, 2011March 4, 2021

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