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The Naked Gun: Funnier Than the Original? Surely We Can't Be Serious!

The Naked Gun: Funnier Than the Original? Surely We Can't Be Serious!

By Chris Knight

ReviewJim SlotekJuly 31, 2025Remakes of beloved genre spoofs, The Naked Gun, Serious actors turned comedic, Liam Neeson, Leslie Nielsen, Director-writer Akiva Schaffer, The Lonely Island, Paul Walter Hauser, Pamela AndersonComment

Original-Cin Q&A: Director Kris Rey takes Community's Gillian Jacobs back to school in I Used To Go Here

Original-Cin Q&A: Director Kris Rey takes Community's Gillian Jacobs back to school in I Used To Go Here

By Bonnie Laufer

InterviewJim SlotekAugust 4, 2020I Used to Go Here, Back to college comedies, Kris Rey, Gillian Jacobs, Southern Illinois University, Unexpected, Jemaine Clement, Flight of the Conchords, The Lonely Island, Andy Sandberg, Jorma Taccone, Ad-libbed lines, Movies about finding self-confidenceComment