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    skahammer: I think Todd McCarthy's movie-reviewing style is extremely ripe for a close deconstructive reading, and I recommend this task to Defamer. For instan... more »
    Excusado: The best part of this movie is clearly RAAAAAAANDY http://www.laughyourdickoff.com/ more »
    kthnx: This may be controversial, and I do like Apatow, but I think people should stop using Freaks and Geeks as a defense of his abilities because in retros... more »
    El_Gato: sick and tired of adam sandler. he hasn't been funny since the wedding singer. his bored performances and played out schtick are beyond annoying. and ... more »
    DJ Large Dog: I was lucky enough to see this pre-release. It's not the game changer that I hoping for. Too many of the jokes are topical and Sandler's voices shtick... more »
    AuntPenny: Ambitious, but somewhat strident, and Episcopalian in its predictability. more »
    htotheomo: Anyone who has worked at a hospital will crack up and get a lump in their throat watching Nurse Jackie. Also, Edie Falco is a national treasure. more »
    ae38: I liked Hung. But then again, I was one of the few who enjoyed Dmitry Lipkin's previous work with The Riches. This show seems similarly paced and som... more »
    GreatOdensRaven: We're trying to remember the last time a TV pilot grabbed us and demanded further viewing. Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip. Boy, did I learn my lesson... more »
    DorothyMantooth: Didn't Hung bill itself as a comedy? The Honey and I were watching the gloomy pans across the trophies and all the other memorabilia while the fire ra... more »
    Voyou_Charmant: Hung was not so good. I turned it off half way though. 1) Self loathing womanizer with a dry sarcastic wit. An attractive ex who is with a douch-y but... more »
    Nic Fit: Still the best of these type of shows: Breaking Bad. By a longshot. more »
    JerseyCurl: I agree about the husband in "Nurse Jackie" -- good actor, wrong role. Other than that, I like the show. But I would watch Edie Falco fold laundry, so... more »
    misslinda: I crossed Nurse Jackie off of my list. I just wasn't interested in learning more about the characters. Nurse Jackie was mildly interesting, but the re... more »
    Nic Fit: They should do a show about a seemingly normal suburban-ish person/family with one very strange secret and the unusual encounters involved in trying t... more »
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    Is Judd Apatow's Funny People Ha-Ha Funny, Or Awkward Turtle "Funny?"

    Yesterday, the first reviews of Judd Apatow's Funny People started to trickle out from the major film critics. How'd it do? Well... More »
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    Hung and Nurse Jackie: Shows We'll Warily Watch

    So who watched Hung last night? HBO's latest installment in its string of series depicting lives lived on the fringes of America is about a well-endowed gym teacher who becomes a gigolo to earn some extra cash. It was... good? More »