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Charlie’s Angels

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  • Title: Charlie’s Angels (2000)
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With tongue planted firmly in cheek, 2000’s big-screen adaption of the late 70s TV show gave us Cameron Diaz, Drew Barrymore, Lucy Liu as three talented agents workng for a man named Charlie (voiced by John Forsythe who reprised his role from the series). A massive box office hit, staying at number one for four weeks in a row, Charlie’s Angels took some flack from some critics for aspects of its plot and its cheesecake factor which director McG would lean into even more heavily in the film’s sequel.

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Champagne Problems

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  • Title: Champagne Problems
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Following your basic setup of a career woman finding the perfect guy in an unexpected place (which just happens to be the most romantic city on the planet), at Christmas no less, Minka Kelly stars as an executive sent to Paris to acquire a renowned champagne brand only to fall a dreamy guy (Tom Wozniczka) in a magical French bookstore who turns out to be the founder’s (Thibault de Montalembert) son. While not making googly-eyes, Sydney (Kelly) works to out-sell the other competitors (Sean Amsing, Flula Borg, and Astrid Whettnall).

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I’m Chevy Chase and You’re Not

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  • Title: I’m Chevy Chase and You’re Not
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The worst kept secret in Hollywood is that Chevy Chase is an asshole. No stranger to documenting complicated men, director Marina Zenovich never shies away from the topic while also struggling to show a softer side to the comedian turned actor. I don’t know that there’s any big revelation in I’m Chevy Chase and You’re Not, except perhaps even when attempting to be on his best behavior Chase can’t help but use comedy as a weapon to cut deep as the man who loves to be celebrated chafes at being critiqued or asked to be introspective.

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Is This Thing On?

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  • Title: Is This Thing On?
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Loosely inspired by the life of British comedian John Bishop, Will Arnett stars as a newly-separated fortysomething who discovers a way to talk through his issues by doing stand-up comedy. At times the film is a little cute for its own good such as how Alex (Arnett) falls into comedy while high, the manner in which his secret is discovered, and the unavoidable kid performances and parties all movies like this seem contracted to contain.

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High School Musical

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  • Title: High School Musical
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Premiering on the Disney Channel 20 years ago, and quicky becoming the most successful original TV-movie for the channel, High School Musical took the Romeo & Juliet-esque themes of mismatched lovers to high school to the delight of audiences with its choreographed dance numbers, pop hits, and the kind of warm fuzzy tone where despite all obstacles you know everything will turn out all right in the end.

The film’s soundtrack (including “Start of Something New,” “What I’ve Been Looking For,” “Stick to the Status Quo,” “When There Was Me and You,” and “Bop to the Top“) became the best-selling album of the year, and the TV-movie launched the careers of Zac Efron, Vanessa Hudgens, and Ashley Tisdale.

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