Comedy

Clueless

  • Title: Clueless
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Throwback Thursday takes us back 30 years to writer/director Amy Heckerling adaption of Jane Austen’s Emma through a valley girl filter which is now available on a new 30th Anniversary Edition 4K. The results are quite entertaining. A touchstone for the 90s, especially for those who grew up with the film, Clueless stars Alicia Silverstone as Cher, a rich and popular high school student whose materialistic world view will be challenged over the course of the film in a failed romance with the obviously gay Christian (Justin Walker), a makeover of new student Tai (Brittany Murphy) that blows up in her face, and the discovery that she’s developed feelings for her older stepbrother (Paul Rudd).

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M3GAN 2.0

  • Title: M3GAN 2.0
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Far more action-comedy than horror-thriller, M3GAN 2.0 is an incredibly silly film. I don’t know if there’s a suspenseful moment in the entire movie as writer/director Gerard Johnstone leans hard into comedy, but there is some wacky fun to be had in a script that seems to have a very mixed message about the rise of Artificial Intelligence. Allison Williams and Violet McGraw reprise their roles of Gemma and Cady from the first film who are forced to bring M3GAN (Jenna Davis) back when an even deadlier android based on the M3GAN designs, and built as an assassin for the military, goes haywire and begins following her own agenda including killing anyone tied to her creation. 

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Phineas and Ferb – License to Bust

  • Title: Phineas and Ferb – License to Bust
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Driving plays a large role in “License to Bust” as  Candace‘s (Ashley Tisdale) driving test coincides with Doofenshmirtz‘s (Dan Povenmire) new invention of turning any street light green allowing him to race through traffic. Candace’s fear is lost when she sees Phineas (Vincent Martella), Ferb (David Errigo Jr.), Isabella (Alyson Stoner), Baljeet (Maulik Pancholy), and Buford (Bobby Gaylor) all bouncing wildly around town on springs and sticky gloves the pair created. Her distraction actually allows for her to perform great at her test and pass (surprising her father and the driving instructor), although once again she’s unsuccessful in getting  her parents to notice before all antics of her brothers’ recent craziness have been wiped away (thanks largely to Perry).

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Bob’s Burgers – The Lost City of Atlantic

  • Title: Bob’s Burgers – The Lost City of Atlantic
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Sometimes the craziest episodes are the most fun. And the Belchers do indeed have a crazy time at Atlantic City when attempting to cash in some chips at a casino left for Linda (John Roberts) by her grandfather (who once worked there). While Bob (H. Jon Benjamin) gets a bit lost at the casino buffet falling in love with the all-you-can-eat prime rib, and the kids, after finding a quarter, struggle with finding a way to get past a security guard in order to gamble, Linda gets the shock of her life. 

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All of Me

  • Title: All of Me
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1984’s wacky comedy about body swapping stars Lily Tomlin as dying millionaire Edwina Cutwater who plans to have her soul transported to the body of a beautiful young woman (Victoria Tennant) to whom she will bequeath all her wealth. Steve Martin stars as the lawyer who has to somehow make this all legal despite not believing a word of it. The procedure works, however, due to a slight mishap, the soul of Edwina ends up on Roger’s body instead of its intended destination. And then hilarity ensues.

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