'SNL' Won't Prepare You For Sarah Sherman's HBO Special 'Live + In The Flesh'You can easily lose your way in the haze of success, bending and breaking your sensibilities to fit into what's perceived as a more pleasing shape. But as SNL star Sarah Sherman proves in her first HBO comedy special, Live... Dec 15 25December 15, 2025Article at pajiba.com
Remembering The Charm And Heart Of ‘Community’I found it surprising when, in the midst of my Community re-watch, I felt the need to switch gears. It was the start of lockdown and I just needed a different flavor of comedy. One that led more with its heart than its head. I spent time watching… Jun 05 20June 05, 2020Article at UPROXX
Spend The Weekend Exploring These ’90s Sci-Fi Action FilmsThere are, of course, myriad streaming options new and old that you can choose to binge until you lose all sense of time over whatever collection of days you deem to be a “weekend.” But sometimes you want to lean into a theme. That’s what this is, a… May 01 20May 01, 2020Article at UPROXX
The ‘Schitt’s Creek’ Ending Is Also A Prompt To Launch A RewatchA couple of weeks ago, we explored The Office on the occasion of its 15th anniversary, finding ways to appreciate its greatness and the density of its characters. A thing that I fixated on was growth: how Michael softened, how Jim and Dwight reached… Apr 09 20April 09, 2020Article at UPROXX
In Appreciation Of Adam Schlesinger, ‘Welcome Interstate Managers,’ And When Small Things Felt BigMy connection to Adam Schlesinger’s work is slight compared to others who followed him through every stop of a lengthy and varied career. Sure, I’ve long admired the technical splendor of “That Thing You Do” and how he managed to place a masterful… Apr 02 20April 02, 2020Article at UPROXX
The Greatness Of ‘The Office’ Stemmed From Its Willingness To EvolveThere are characters and dynamics from The Office that are frozen in our minds: Michael Scott as the dimwitted and insensitive boss, Jim and Pam as the fairytale couple, Jim and Dwight as mortal enemies. But there are also variations and an… Mar 24 20March 24, 2020Article at UPROXX
‘The Daily Show’ Is Finding The Funny During Our Collective IsolationSocial distancing pushed late-night comedy into exile for a minute, but several hosts quickly found a way to still connect with their audiences, most notably by way of home-bound editions like what Stephen Colbert kicked off Monday from his bathtub… Mar 20 20March 20, 2020Article at UPROXX
Pete Davidson’s ‘Big Time Adolescence’ Feels Like A Weed-Infused ‘Toy Story’When I interviewed Marc Maron a couple of weeks ago he made a really interesting observation about the challenges of working against type when an audience has a really intimate understanding of who you are. He said he isn’t “afforded any mystery”… Mar 17 20March 17, 2020Article at UPROXX
‘MLB The Show 20’ Is A Welcome Opportunity To Connect Through SportsI live for MLB The Show day every year but it’s a part of a larger whole. Spring Training is the appetizer as I casually catch a few innings of players I’ve never heard of playing in games that don’t matter. Then comes Opening Day and the return of… Mar 17 20March 17, 2020Article at UPROXX
Stephen Colbert Showed That There’s Space For Lo-Fi Comedy During A QuarantineWhat’s going on in the world is bad. You know, you’ve seen the news. Part of that bad — a very very small part relative to… you know, you’ve seen the news — is late night suddenly going dark (or, rather, into reruns). Networks and hosts simply don’t… Mar 17 20March 17, 2020Article at UPROXX
Our Top 5 Reasons Why You Should Give The ‘High Fidelity’ TV Remake On Hulu A ShotBefore I break down my all-time top 5 reasons why you should give Hulu’s High Fidelity a chance, let me tell you about how the first adaptation of Nick Hornby’s novel of the same name hit me center mass back in the day. Like the remake, 2000’s High… Feb 26 20February 26, 2020Article at UPROXX
The Final Lesson From ‘A Beautiful Day In The Neighborhood’ Is One Worth Holding OntoThere’s an ethereal quality to Mister Rogers that Tom Hanks wholly and skillfully channels while playing the legendary children’s TV host in Marielle Heller’s A Beautiful Day In The Neighborhood; a role that earned him a Best Supporting Actor Oscar… Feb 07 20February 07, 2020Article at UPROXX
On That ‘Undone’ Ending, The Show’s Future, And Pop-Culture OwnershipAmazon’s Undone inspires and concerns itself with all kinds of heavy thoughts and it has me wondering about the nature of fandom, ownership, and pop culture gluttony as I push away from the show deeply satisfied after one season. But while that… Sep 20 19September 20, 2019Article at UPROXX
‘Hobbs & Shaw’ Fails To Live Up To Its Potential As The Next ‘Tango & Cash’1989’s Tango & Cash, which starred Sylvester Stallone and Kurt Russell, and the Fast & Furious franchise stand out as symphonic bro-downs that feed a need to see things explode and see villains get punched. They also offer up a heaping helping of… Aug 09 19August 09, 2019Article at UPROXX
Tim Burton’s ‘Batman’ Remains Relevant 30 Years LaterIt’s clear when re-watching Batman ’89 for its 30th anniversary that it lacks the dimension (and scope) of a modern comic book movie, but there is something to be said for its simplicity. Especially in 2019. Sam Hamm and Warren Skaaren’s script for… Jun 24 19June 24, 2019Article at UPROXX
What The ‘Game Of Thrones’ Finale Got RightAs I wrote last week, the final season of Game Of Thrones morphed from “a celebration and the return of an unrivaled pop culture unifier” to a “loveless marriage yearning to be put out of its misery.” That landscape was never going to allow for a… May 20 19May 20, 2019Article at UPROXX
‘Nightmare At 30,000 Feet’ Honors A Classic ‘Twilight Zone’ Episode By Being DifferentPortrait of a remake that is both familiar and unfamiliar. One that feeds our need for nostalgia while also saying something relevant about this specific time and place and our specific anxieties. Apparently, such a thing can exist in the Jordan… Apr 02 19April 02, 2019Article at UPROXX
‘Captain Marvel’ Features The Most Important Action Sequence In MCU HistoryIt’s a nice thing when the high points of a movie are so rich that they act as a sort of perception filter, allowing you to track minor annoyances without being able to really focus on them or have them dampen your enjoyment. That’s where I’m at with… Mar 14 19March 14, 2019Article at UPROXX
Pamela Adlon Is The Hero We Need In The Third Season Of ‘Better Things’There’s a thread that directly connects the season two finale of Better Things to the season three premiere. An evolution for Max (Mikey Madison) that started with her high school graduation, her heartbreak at being let down (again) by her father,… Feb 28 19February 28, 2019Article at UPROXX
‘The Man Who Killed Hitler And Then The Bigfoot’ Defies ExpectationsDoes truth in advertising matter when you wind up with something better than you’d anticipated? That’s the question I’m seeking an answer to after watching The Man Who Killed Hitler And Then The Bigfoot, a debut feature from writer-director Robert D.… Feb 13 19February 13, 2019Article at UPROXX
