We're off to see a great screwball comedy in 'Gail Daughtry and the Celebrity Sex Pass'

The deliriously zany ensemble comedy stars Zoey Deutch as a small-town sweetheart who flies to Los Angeles hoping to sleep with Jon Hamm.
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Please Let the New ‘Naked Gun’ Be the Start of the Screwball Comedy Renaissance — We Need It Now More Than Ever

Thomas Butt is a senior writer. An avid film connoisseur, Thomas actively logs his film consumption on Letterboxd and vows to connect with many more cinephiles through the platform. He is immensely ...
Digital Spy

Richard Linklater wanted Hit Man to be a sexy, old-school screwball comedy

Hit Man is Richard Linklater's version of a modern-day screwball comedy — and a star-making turn for Glen Powell. "[He is] funny, smart, charismatic, good-looking, intelligent," Linklater tells ...
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This Preston Sturges Screwball Comedy's Bonkers Twist Ending Will Make You Do a Double Take

Thomas Butt is a senior writer. An avid film connoisseur, Thomas actively logs his film consumption on Letterboxd and vows to connect with many more cinephiles through the platform. He is immensely ...
Yardbarker

Channing Tatum's Gambit movie was a 'screwball romantic comedy'

Channing Tatum's doomed 'Gambit' movie was a "screwball romantic comedy", according to actress Lizzy Caplan. The Hollywood star signed up to play the Marvel superhero in a standalone film with Lizzy ...
AZ Central

'Heart Eyes' is a horror screwball comedy that's weird and wildly entertaining

There is a phrase that I grew to loathe during the 2024 presidential election between Donald Trump and Kamala Harris: He (or she) understands the assignment. Like a lot of phrases, it was OK until it ...
Wall Street Journal

‘Anora’ Review: Mikey Madison in a Spicy Screwball Comedy

The term “screwball comedy” is a bit misleading. The distinguishing element of these movies isn’t so much their wacky humor but their mismatched personalities: The leading examples featured vivacious, ...