When was the last time you saw a straight-up comedy film in theaters? Not a superhero movie with witty one-liners, not a romantic comedy that emphasizes the “rom” more than the “com” and not a movie ...

I am generally a total sucker for a meta narrative. When executed properly, I enjoy the inherent cleverness of the approach, with the work itself being used to comment on the work, and it can be a ...

We often ask ourselves why on earth some of these movies get made — particularly reboots. When one gets announced, it's frequently met with a collective eyeroll from the internet. Take, for example, ...

Critics Have Seen Anaconda, And They’re Saying The Same Thing About Jack Black And Paul Rudd’s ‘Hacky’ Meta Reboot Anaconda Has Screened, And People Are Surprised About One Aspect Of The ‘Gut-Busting’ ...

The movie gets at least one thing right: Rebooting the shlocky, widely-panned creature-feature, starring Jack Black and Paul Rudd, is a goofy idea. By Beatrice Loayza When you purchase a ticket for an ...

Running time: 100 minutes. Rated PG-13 (violence/action, strong language, some drug use and suggestive references). In theaters Dec. 25. Who would have thought that 1997’s “Anaconda,” in which ...

The 1997 creature feature gets a self-referential redo that works best when it allows its two stars to lean into silliness Anyone rightly suspicious of comedies that try to make sure they have plenty ...

LOS ANGELES, Dec. 23 (UPI) --Turning 1997's Anaconda into a comedy is a clever idea. Unfortunately, 2025's Anaconda, in theaters Thursday, does not have ideas that clever to put in the actual movie.

It is probably too much hyperbole to call Sony’s Anaconda the funniest movie of the year, but for my money it really is. It initially started out to be the studio’s desire to remake or “reimagine” its ...