cinema

bad plots, awful clothes, crap dialogue

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[ A BFI season has given James Bond films trigger warnings – but wouldn’t it be more appropriate to warn about their sheer awfulness in general?  January 5, 2024 4:48 pm(Updated 4:53 pm) While Daniel Craig may well have had Savile Row on speed dial, his antecedents were all kipper ties and powder blue rompersuits … Read more

Netflix comedy specials once boosted talent. Now they platform out-of-touch men

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[ Two shows from Ricky Gervais and Dave Chappelle, released within a week of each other, are offensive and unfunny. The streamer’s harnessing of controversy is damaging January 3, 2024 6:00 am(Updated 6:02 am) Ricky Gervais in 2020 (Photo: Valerie Macon/Getty) Stand-up comedy is a medium that has, naturally, always thrived on the taboo and … Read more