I FEEL PRETTY — Review by Martha K. Baker
No matter how much you want to feel amused by I Feel Pretty, you’ll have to settle for merely musing.
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I FEEL PRETTY — Review by Susan Granger
Certainly no one knew that Amy Schumer’s ‘empowerment’ comedy would be released the same week that intrepid Southwest Airlines pilot
Read moreSNATCHED – Review by Martha K. Baker
‘Snatched’ fits the pattern for gross-out movies. Eight joke ops. Count ’em: eight. Some produce outright laughter; others just acknowledge
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Goofy comedienne Goldie Hawn (“Overboard,” “Bird on a Wire”) hasn’t made a film in 15 years, so I was really
Read moreTHE WEEK IN WOMEN: It’s Still a White Man’s Celluloid World – Brandy McDonnell comments
The dearth of female protagonists doesn’t represent the box-office success of women-led films. Still, “It’s a Man’s (Celluloid) World” found
Read moreTHE WEEK IN WOMEN: Is TRAINWRECK a Feminist Success or Feminist Failure? Plus Updates on Reese Witherspoon, Ricki Lake and Cobie Smulders – Brandy McDonnell Comments
Trainwreck writer and star Amy Schumer is being lauded not only as Hollywood’s new “it” girl but also as its
Read moreTRAINWRECK, STANFORD PRISON EXPERIMENT, LILA & EVE and other July 17 Openers – Reviews by Jennifer Merin
Despite Amy Schumer’s considerable contributions, Trainwreck rides like a turn-around-is-fair-play sequel to Judd Apatow’s male-centric comedies. A woman is the
Read moreTRAINWRECK – Review by Susan Granger
Confession: I had never seen Amy Schumer on Comedy Central, so her earthy brand of brash humor was, at first,
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