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Posts published by “Charles Bramesco”

Unfunny business: Dave Chappelle and Ricky Gervais sink to new depths

Netflix’s latest specials show two once-funny comedians continuing to punch down in a desperate quest for relevanceThe funniest part of Dave Chappelle’s new special The Dreamer comes right at the top, and not on purpose.In high-grain black-and-white, w...

The beginning of the end? What we can learn from films set in 2024

From deadly climate catastrophe to geopolitical chaos, Hollywood has predicted a nightmare year ahead“Twenty-twenty-four” sounds like a stutter and looks like a typo, but more so than most segments of the sprawling expanse condensed into what we unders...

Norman Lear changed sitcoms and America for the better

The death of the groundbreaking writer and producer leaves behind a string of incisive and progressive sitcoms as well as a profoundly altered TV landscapeNorman Lear, celebrated US TV writer and producer, dies aged 101The canon of English letters has ...

The return of John Woo: ‘I still know what I’m doing’

The legendary 77-year-old action director is making his first US movie for 20 years, the almost totally dialogue-free Silent NightThe hallmarks of John Woo’s style are as well-known as the film-maker’s own name: tough customers with blacked-out sunglas...

Dashing Through the Snow review – a Disney Christmas turkey

Chris ‘Ludacris’ Bridges and LIl Rel Howery try, and fail, to bring life to a shoddily assembled family movie incapable of delivering baseline cheerFor a child on Christmas morning, there’s no disappointment greater than ripping the paper off a present...

How Oppenheimer became the unlikeliest blockbuster of the year

Christopher Nolan’s three-hour historical drama just sped past the $900m mark, becoming the biggest biopic ever, but how did he do it?To bet against Christopher Nolan is to bet against the house – which is to lose like a fool – and yet he still came in...