Tag: Superbad
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‘The Adults’: Michael Cera & Sophia Lillis On Their Latest Indie Drama, Netflix’s Scott Pilgrim & More [The Discourse Podcast]
***Note: This Interview Was Recorded Prior To The WGA And SAG-AFTRA Strike***In today’s episode of The Discourse, host Mike DeAngelo talks about siblinghood with actors Michael Cera (“Superbad,” “Barbie”)& Sophia Lillis (“It,” “Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves”). The duo is promoting their latest film, “The Adults,” which follows three siblings coming together after being…
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Paramount and Nickelodeon Animation’s Ramsey Naito on the Subway Grit That Inspired ‘Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles’ and Sending ‘SpongeBob SquarePants’ Beyond Bikini Bottom
It seemed like the end of the road for the “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.”The popular kids franchise had inspired a half-dozen movies of declining quality, with the live-action 2016 adventure “Out of the Shadows” suffering from the kind of withering reviews and bad box office returns that derail a film series.But Paramount and Nickelodeon CEO…
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The Best Part of ‘No Hard Feelings’ Is Actually This Scene
The Jennifer Lawrence-led comedy No Hard Feelings is a fun return to those early 2000s raunchy comedies like American Pie and Superbad that we just don’t get in theaters anymore. Better yet, for once, a woman gets to show that she can be just as filthy and funny as the men. It actually makes perfect…
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‘Bottoms’ Trailer: Rachel Sennott and Ayo Edebiri Start a Female Fight Club in Raunchy R-Rated Comedy
A women’s self-defense club in a heightened toxic heterosexual high school? Welcome to “Bottoms.”Rachel Sennott co-wrote the high school comedy with “Shiva Baby” director Emma Seligman. Sennott plays queer teen Pj opposite “The Bear” breakout Ayo Edebiri, who portrays Pj’s childhood bestie Josie. The duo lust after their respective crushes, Isabel (Havana Rose Liu) and…
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‘Superbad’ Changed Teen Comedy, But the Genre Has Outgrown It
In a recent interview with People Magazine, Seth Rogen joked that “no one’s made a good high school movie since [Superbad],” the 2007 high school comedy he co-wrote and starred in. Prompted by his 20-year-old The Fabelmans co-star Gabriel Labelle, who told Rogen that Superbad is a favorite movie of his and his friends, Rogen’s…
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Jonah Hill’s Best Dramatic Performance Is This Miniseries You Forgot About
Who would have guessed that the goofy guy from Superbad and Get Him To The Greek would end up becoming one of the film industry’s most versatile storytellers? Jonah Hill’s career continues to develop in new and exciting ways. Following his Academy Award-nominated performances for Moneyball and The Wolf of Wall Street, Hill began working…
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The Best Comedy Movies Of 2022, Ranked
In recent years, the major Hollywood studios have been taking fewer chances on straight-up comedies, which is a bit of a bummer. The days of movies like “Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy,” “Superbad,” “Bridesmaids,” and “The Hangover” making bank at the box office are behind us, and many comedies have been relegated to streaming services…
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Coming of Age with ‘My Year of Dicks’
There are plenty of dicks in Annecy Cristal winner “My Year of Dicks,” but very few literal penises. The hilarious and sweetly touching animated short film with a story told in five chapters follows 15-year-old Pam’s determined quest to lose her virginity in the 1990s in a small town in Texas. Her kaleidoscopic journey populated…