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Yes Please is an honest but dull book that embraces the politics, and thereby the problems, of white liberal feminism.

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That this slab is affiliated with the Upright Citizens Brigade alone cannot save it––anymore than the National Lampoon affiliation could save Class Reunion and Movie Madness.

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Hamlet 2

Dana's inability to parse the difference between acting and living is put to several tests in Hamlet 2, which is not only the name of his movie but also the title of the audacious play he writes for his students to perform.

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The Return of the Popcorn Circus: August 2008

Talk about a crowded schedule. There are more offerings scheduled this month than in the previous two combined.

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Baby Mama

If he's not precisely magical in Baby Mama, Oscar (Romany Malco) does function as wise advisor for white women who should know better.

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Dr. Seuss' Horton Hears a Who!

All the conventional plotting in Horton Hears a Who! needn't overwhelm the more important point, that "a person's a person, no matter how small."

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Accepting the Blame: The Top Guilty Pleasures of 2007

PopMatters proffers its collection of 2007's most notable defective faves. And it's okay to laugh. After all, we'd probably do the same to you and your uncomfortable fixations as well.

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Southland Tales

The very incoherence of Southland Tales is something like an argument, its many pieces and pronouncements a deconstructive challenge to world order.

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Upright Citizens Brigade: Season One

Upright Citizens Brigade claimed to be about a quartet of extra-government individuals seeking to create chaos in ordinary situations. In reality, it was a series of loosely associated sketches with outlandish but hilarious premises.

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Mr. Woodcock

You could call Mr. Woodcock the latest version of The Billy Bob Thornton Movie.

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'Yes Please' Is White Liberal Feminism in Full Force

Yes Please is an honest but dull book that embraces the politics, and thereby the problems, of white liberal feminism.

The Super Bowl of Selling: The Best and Worst Ads

Did the big game deliver? What was the best moment? What was so quirky that you kept on thinking about it? And what was a complete waste of everybody’s time?

Dancing Can Be Funny. Freak Dancing Can Be Funny. Why Can't 'Freak Dance' Be Funny?

That this slab is affiliated with the Upright Citizens Brigade alone cannot save it––anymore than the National Lampoon affiliation could save Class Reunion and Movie Madness.

Hamlet 2 (2008)

"Hamlet' Rotten for Wrong Reasons

Hamlet 2

Dana's inability to parse the difference between acting and living is put to several tests in Hamlet 2, which is not only the name of his movie but also the title of the audacious play he writes for his students to perform.

'Office' work for Amy Poehler?

The Return of the Popcorn Circus: August 2008

Talk about a crowded schedule. There are more offerings scheduled this month than in the previous two combined.

Baby Mama

If he's not precisely magical in Baby Mama, Oscar (Romany Malco) does function as wise advisor for white women who should know better.

Doctored by Hollywood: Seuss books have had ups, downs in Tinseltown

Dr. Seuss' Horton Hears a Who!

All the conventional plotting in Horton Hears a Who! needn't overwhelm the more important point, that "a person's a person, no matter how small."

Accepting the Blame: The Top Guilty Pleasures of 2007

PopMatters proffers its collection of 2007's most notable defective faves. And it's okay to laugh. After all, we'd probably do the same to you and your uncomfortable fixations as well.

Southland Tales

The very incoherence of Southland Tales is something like an argument, its many pieces and pronouncements a deconstructive challenge to world order.

Upright Citizens Brigade: Season One

Upright Citizens Brigade claimed to be about a quartet of extra-government individuals seeking to create chaos in ordinary situations. In reality, it was a series of loosely associated sketches with outlandish but hilarious premises.

Mr. Woodcock

You could call Mr. Woodcock the latest version of The Billy Bob Thornton Movie.

On the Raydio: An Interview with Ray Parker, Jr.

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Jon Regen Displays Live Chops via "Hole in My Heart" (premiere + interview)

The JAB Issue Their Mission Statement With "Riot" (premiere)

Randall Bramblett's "Vibrating Strings" Is About Staying Alive (premiere + interview)

Friend Within Brings Sunshine to the Dancefloor on "Space Jam" (premiere)

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Yes Please is an honest but dull book that embraces the politics, and thereby the problems, of white liberal feminism.

The barrage of Oscars-related hate on Twitter and other social media can sure kill the fun of the Internet.

Did the big game deliver? What was the best moment? What was so quirky that you kept on thinking about it? And what was a complete waste of everybody’s time?

That this slab is affiliated with the Upright Citizens Brigade alone cannot save it––anymore than the National Lampoon affiliation could save Class Reunion and Movie Madness.

Dana's inability to parse the difference between acting and living is put to several tests in Hamlet 2, which is not only the name of his movie but also the title of the audacious play he writes for his students to perform.

Talk about a crowded schedule. There are more offerings scheduled this month than in the previous two combined.

If he's not precisely magical in Baby Mama, Oscar (Romany Malco) does function as wise advisor for white women who should know better.

All the conventional plotting in Horton Hears a Who! needn't overwhelm the more important point, that "a person's a person, no matter how small."

PopMatters proffers its collection of 2007's most notable defective faves. And it's okay to laugh. After all, we'd probably do the same to you and your uncomfortable fixations as well.

The very incoherence of Southland Tales is something like an argument, its many pieces and pronouncements a deconstructive challenge to world order.

Upright Citizens Brigade claimed to be about a quartet of extra-government individuals seeking to create chaos in ordinary situations. In reality, it was a series of loosely associated sketches with outlandish but hilarious premises.

You could call Mr. Woodcock the latest version of The Billy Bob Thornton Movie.