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Whither the R-Rated Comedy?
Whither the R-Rated Comedy?
The results for R-rated comedies this year have been lackluster.
The results for R-rated comedies this year have been lackluster. Between No Hard Feelings, Strays, The Blackening, and Joy Ride—as well as slightly more sophisticated fare like You Hurt My Feelings and Asteroid City—there hasn’t been a breakout hit all year, nor for some time before that. Is the raunch-com a relic of the past? Or will fans of funny flic…
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