Humor
fromwww.theguardian.com
4 days agoWhy do this spring's blockbusters feel so smug?
Mike & Nick & Nick & Alice combines multiple genres but relies on repetitive comedic elements that feel familiar and uninspired.
Beware the Brides of March! proclaims event organizer Harmony Vehling, but she's really just threatening everyone with a good time in Manhattan. The Brides of March leans more towards camaraderie than alcohol and is somewhat more manageable as the brides numbered at about 75 total.
When they came in with the initial offer, it was, you know, a little... offensive. And I said I can't. I know my worth, and I can't do that. They wanted me bad enough, and they said, 'Well, we're gonna chip in'. And thank god they did because it was one of the best experiences of my entire life.
The appeal of a romcom is that we know what is going to happen; therein lies the comfort and joy. Previous reviewers have mistaken well-loved tropes for a lack of imagination. Done properly, a romcom takes our hand through a series of events that are both audaciously unrealistic and deeply familiar. Everything, every character, every line of dialogue, every Irish cow that blocks the bickering pair's journey is there in service of the love story.
The original version followed childhood best friends in New York who get engaged at the same time and accidentally schedule their weddings on the same date and at the same location. The new version is keeping the name but not anything else, really. The series will be set in North Carolina and follow a wedding planner who moves to a new town and sparks a feud with the town's currently reigning wedding planner.
Released on Feb. 3, e.l.f.'s latest Super Bowl swing sees McCarthy in full panic mode, racing to learn Spanish ahead of Bad Bunny's halftime performance. After crashing her car, she wakes up in a hospital only to learn she has one day to become fluent. With the help of a hot doctor played by Nicholas Gonzalez - and e.l.f.'s Glow Reviver Lip Oil, naturally - McCarthy transforms into "Melisa." But not before legendary telenovela villain Itatí Cantoral, cast as a jealous nurse, completely loses it over Melisa's suddenly perfect pronunciation and main character moment.