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Every Reference 'The Naked Gun' Reboot Makes to the Original

Lt Frank Drebin Jr. (Liam Neeson) is the son of…you guessed it, Frank Drebin, played by Leslie Nielsen in the original Naked ...

I hate reboots but damnit 'The Naked Gun' rules

Like everyone else my age, I am irrationally protective of the pop culture touchstones I grew up with. Just last week, I saw ...

“The Naked Gun”, “Twisted Metal” season 2, and Cynthia Erivo as Jesus top this week's Must List

Julia Whelan's stunning novel gets adapted into a fantastic weepie with this tale of American grad student Anna (Sofia Carson) and her hunky Oxford professor, Jamie (Corey Mylchreest). I don't know ...

Can ‘The Naked Gun’ Save the Endangered Big-Screen Comedy?

Last year, Hollywood didn’t release a single live-action comedy in theaters. Is the problem with audiences, new technology or the studios themselves?

What parents need to know about ‘The Bad Guys 2,’ ‘The Naked Gun’ and more

Hilarious spoof has slapstick violence and racy innuendo.

On This Week’s Screen Talk: Mubi’s Path Forward, ‘The Naked Gun,’ and Paramount’s Next Moves

On this week's "Screen Talk," Anne Thompson and Ryan Lattanzio also dish on how studios are marketing their genre movies, ...

For Akiva Schaffer and His New 'Naked Gun,' Resurrecting the Theatrical Comedy Is No Joke

In a phony public service announcement that ran in theaters before certain movies, Liam Neeson, star of the new "The Naked ...

‘The Naked Gun’ Review: Liam Neeson Skewers Himself in an Engaging Goofball Grab Bag of a Reboot That Rarely Shocks You Into Laughter

It's got vintage terrible puns, nicely detonated clichés, and a handful of inspired gags. But it lacks the quality of ...