Inside Moves (1980)

“Step INSIDE Max’s bar …” An uplifting film that deserves to be rediscovered, Inside Moves opens on a downbeat note with a failed suicide attempt that leaves “Roary” (John Savage)…

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International House (1933)

“The Grand Hotel of comedy.” Unfairly neglected comedy classic, which surreally spoofs Grand Hotel, was directed by A. Edward Sutherland and features an all-star cast, including W. C. Fields (who…

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It’s a Gift (1934)

“Do you know a man by the name of LaFong? Carl LaFong? Capital L …” Basically a series of hilarious comic vignettes strung together, It’s a Gift features W. C.…

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Can’t Buy Me Love (1987)

“For one month you draped all over me like a cheap fucking suit!” In this amusing variation on the high school geek theme that rises a notch above the typical…

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Carnival of Souls (1962)

“It’s funny . . . the world is so different in the daylight. In the dark, your fantasies get so out of hand. But in the daylight everything falls back…

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Castaway (1986)

“One Year on a Deserted Tropical Island.” Not to be confused with Cast Away, the 2000 film that featured Tom Hanks as FedEx employee “Chuck Noland” and his bizarre relationship…

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Cedar Rapids (2011)

“Today Is The First Day … Of The Rest Of His Weekend.” In this highly amusing (and criminally underrated) dark comedy directed by Miguel Arteta, naïve, sheltered insurance agent “Tim…

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