The Return of the Popcorn Circus: August 2008

By Bill Gibron

Talk about a crowded schedule. There are more offerings scheduled this month than in the previous two combined. [1 May 2008]

Are We Not Funny? Laugh, Damn You!

By Chris Barsanti

The problem with the (inexplicably popular) Tropic Thunder may be that Ben Stiller is just not a funny filmmaker. Not even remotely. [5 September 2008]

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Tropic Thunder: Unrated Director’s Cut

By Evan Sawdey

A fun, occasionally brilliant satire of these Hollywood tropes that actually retains its comic punch after multiple viewings. [14 December 2008]

Tropic Thunder

By Cynthia Fuchs

Tropic Thunder tells you that race and masculinity and class identity issues make men in this business mean and juvenile. And then it tells you again. [13 August 2008]

Zoolander (2001)

By Robert Ara Svihla

Zoolander's parody of the fashion industry is a pretty pointless endeavor, for the simple fact that ultimately, it parodies itself. [1 January 1995]

Short Ends and Leader: ‘Tropic’ Blunder

Short Ends and Leader: Danny O.D.: Too Much McBride?

Jack Black talks ‘Tropic Thunder’ and how he got the girl [14 August 2008]

Ben Stiller: Funny or the heartbreak kid? [3 October 2007]

Ben Stiller and some old pros have a make-believe ‘Night’ [19 December 2006]