The Good-Natured Kitsch of Earth Girls Are Easy
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The visual style of this musical comedy is more memorable than its music and comedy — not as bad a thing as you might think.
By BLAKE PETERSON / September 18, 2020
MOVIE of the WEEK
By BLAKE PETERSON
Revisiting this 1981 comedy in the wake of star Diana Rigg's death earlier this week.
The Great Muppet Caper is Peak Muppet Mania
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PHOTO of the WEEK
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"I May Destroy You" and "Selling Sunset," Reviewed
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The Careful Creepiness of "A Quiet Place in the Country"
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Cruel Summer: "La Collectionneuse," "Long Weekend," and "La Ciénaga"
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