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Saturday Night Live

A collection of 4 posts
Live from New York, it's... a ticking-clock thriller and a tribute to improvisational creatvity!
Film Review

Live from New York, it's... a ticking-clock thriller and a tribute to improvisational creatvity!

Jason Reitman's controlled-chaos fantasy about the launch of SNL offers a good time with rowdy comedians at a turning point in TV history.
13 Feb 2025 6 min read
Journal

Cinemarginalia: Justin Chang & Ins Choi at The Glen Workshop; Criterion sale; Scorsese in Seattle

You can spend a week in Santa Fe with Justin Chang, Ins Choi, Over the Rhine, and more. Also: The new Scorsese film is getting the best possible projection in Seattle. Read about these things and more here...
03 Nov 2019 2 min read
Adam McKay

Overstreet Archives: Anchorman (2004)

Digging back into the archives, we've discovered evidence that I reviewed Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy for Christianity Today on its opening weekend.
21 Oct 2019 9 min read
On Movies & Media

Saturday Night Not-So-Live

I remember when the music on Saturday Night Live was as much an event as the comedy. That was years ago. Whereas they used to focus on providing musical events, now they serve up the latest flash-in-the-pan fakes more frequently than anyone of substance. And they celebrate anyone willing to
24 Oct 2004 1 min read
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