The Fight for Reproductive Rights in Road Narratives and Comedies
Abortion road narratives and comedies variously expose and destabilize the anti-abortion regime’s misogynist, classist, heterosexist, and racist underpinnings.
Comedies
Ali Wong Is Reliably Riotous but Safe in ‘Ali Wong: Don Wong’
That delicious pompousness, often reserved for men in stand-up comedy, has been sharpened over the course of Ali Wong’s career.
‘Tampopo’ Serves Up Film Noir, Gangster and Western Tropes With Noodles
Viewers who like early Woody Allen will enjoy the humor in Tampopo.
In Praise of Comedy Movies That Aren’t Funny
A seriously unfunny look at the rather funnily not funny films, Blast-Off and Won Ton Ton, the Dog Who Saved Hollywood.