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Kristen Wiig

The Secret Life of Walter Mitty review: Ben Stiller’s excellent adventure

Mon, Dec 23, 2013
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An airy fairy tale, buoyed by an infectious joy, about the very modern, bittersweetly pragmatic ache that comes with maintaining your soul and integrity as the world falls apart around you.

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Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues review: how news got broken

Tue, Dec 17, 2013
6 comments

Far from perfect, but its humor is nearly Monty Python-esque, much more deliciously absurd and creatively bizarre than its predecessor.

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Girl Most Likely review: you can go home again, but it’ll probably suck

Thu, Jul 18, 2013
12 comments

Absolutely hilarious and absolutely heartbreaking. Kristen Wiig is brilliant. (new DVD/VOD US/Can)

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Girl Most Likely trailer: Kristen Wiigs out

Fri, Jul 12, 2013
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I’ve seen this, and it’s great.

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Despicable Me 2 review: a little bit despicable itself

Fri, Jun 28, 2013
81 comments

In an almost terrifying reversal from the first film, this is crude, racist, and sexist, in entirely well-worn ways. (But the Minions are still funny.)

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Friends with Kids (review)

Mon, Nov 12, 2012
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Trying to figure what is the most offensive thing about this accidental mashup of 70s Woody Allen and Sex and the City…

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Friends with Kids (redband trailer)

Thu, Mar 08, 2012
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Apparently like Knocked Up, only the pregnancy wasn’t an accident…

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The Artist will have a good night (and other Oscar predictions)

Sat, Feb 25, 2012
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Here’s an at-a-glance look at my picks for tomorrow night’s Academy Awards…

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AWFJ announces 2011 awards

Wed, Jan 11, 2012
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So happy that The Artist is Best Film for us…

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things you need to know: Amazon is better than Netflix and Redbox, you dumbass

Tue, Sep 20, 2011
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You think you’re all hip and modern and 21st-century and what have you with your streaming and your little red envelopes of DVDs coming to your mailbox. Ha. Amazon wants you to know: You ain’t shit, dude.

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