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Eddie Murphy

AWFJ 2019 EDA Awards winners announced

Mon, Jan 13, 2020
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And we have winners!

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Black movie review: tragically bad

Fri, Aug 19, 2016
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A facile riff on Romeo & Juliet amongst Brussels gangs. Banal, clichéd, and treats its teenage-girl protagonist in a spectacularly disgusting way.

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QOTD: What are some examples of great Hollywood satire — TV or film — that works?

Tue, Feb 26, 2013
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And does satire need to sting in order to be great?

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new Battleship trailer is the stupidest one yet (and other adventures in social networking)

Thu, Mar 15, 2012
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What my followers on Facebook, Twitter, and Google+ saw today…

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looks like Eddie Murphy’s A Thousand Words is another stinker (and other adventures in social networking)

Thu, Mar 08, 2012
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What my followers on Facebook, Twitter, and Google+ saw today…

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A Thousand Words (trailer)

Tue, Mar 06, 2012
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It’s funny cuz with the women, they always want to talk, amirite! And then Eddie Murphy makes a goofy face.

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question of the day: Is there any better choice than the Muppets for Oscar hosts?

Thu, Nov 10, 2011
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Spongebob Squarepants? Troy McClure and Rainier Wolfcastle? Who else could we trust with this noble endeavor?

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Tower Heist movie review: Bastille on the Hudson

Tue, Nov 01, 2011
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For a film critic, there are few pleasures more satisfying than ripping into a bad movie. But one of those few is discovering that a film that you were expecting to hate — a movie that you had no doubts whatsoever would turn out to be utterly awful — turns out to be wonderful.

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question of the day: What do you think of Eddie Murphy as an Oscar host?

Thu, Sep 08, 2011
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There’s a long tradition of comedians and comic actors hosting the Oscars. But can Murphy pull it off?

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Tower Heist (trailer)

Fri, Aug 05, 2011
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It’s funny cuz the black guy is the criminal. It’s funny cuz the Hispanic guy is stupid…

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