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A cop comedy not for those easily offended

The Other PressJuly 10, 2017February 8, 2019

The Naked Gun manages to be a consistently entertaining comedy that ranks amongst the best of the genre.

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Lads-on-tour

The Other PressMay 8, 2017February 8, 2019

The lad culture, with its foul language, drunken behaviour, and occasional sexism and racism, is amped up by the foreign setting.

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Bad cops

The Other PressApril 13, 2017February 8, 2019

Police Academy uses the idea of a disrupted patriarchal institution for comedic effect.

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Murderous Mary Poppins

The Other PressMarch 29, 2017February 8, 2019

Maggie Smith kills it (pun intended) as the doting nanny who helps the family solve its issues.

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Too long, too crowded, and too many gags

The Other PressMarch 22, 2017February 8, 2019

The whole race is orchestrated by a wealthy Las Vegas casino owner named Donald Sinclair (John Cleese), who is capturing everything on video for the entertainment of himself and his wealthy friends.

American politics is a joke
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American politics is a joke

The Other PressMarch 15, 2017February 8, 2019

At a time when politics south of the border are more absurd than ever before, this mediocre comedy from the 2012 election year is worth viewing.

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Sex jokes and stylish spying

The Other PressMarch 8, 2017February 8, 2019

The costumes, soundtrack, and set pieces give this film an impressively strong period feel for an action-comedy film.

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Porn can ruin your life

The Other PressMarch 7, 2017February 8, 2019

Its finest moments derive from its treatment of the subject of pornography and porn addiction, facets of modern day life.

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Sex addiction in the city

The Other PressFebruary 21, 2017February 8, 2019

Jake and Lainey’s behaviours are both adulterous and fuelled by a sort of sexual addiction that demands the thrill of an adulterous sexual encounter.

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The inconvenient truths of the War on Terror

The Other PressJanuary 31, 2017February 8, 2019

In addition to offering some decent laughs, War Dogs provides a revealing look at a subject that far too few people know about: the increased privatization of warfare since 9/11.

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