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Displaying all articles tagged:
Cheek By Jowl
toronto film festival 2014
Sept. 8, 2014
The Judge
,
This Is Where I Leave You
: The Same?
This fall, it seems like every movie comes with its own doppelgänger.
By
Kyle Buchanan
cheek by jowl
Dec. 31, 2013
Long Island Blondes Are the New Movie Trend
Strong accents, big hair, no big whoop.
By
Kyle Buchanan
cheek by jowl
Oct. 18, 2013
And Now We Will Compare
MasterChef Junior
to
Kid Nation
Beef Wellington and gold stars for all!
By
Lindsey Weber
cheek by jowl
July 15, 2013
Comparing
Under the Dome
and
The Simpsons Movie
’s Domes
The similarities and differences between this millennium’s two famous pop-culture domes.
By
Jesse David Fox
cheek by jowl
June 25, 2013
Dexter vs. Hannibal: Battle of the TV Serial Killers
How do TV’s most single-minded killers stack up against each other?
By
Margaret Lyons
cheek by jowl
Mar. 8, 2013
The Land of Oz vs. Oz the Prison From
Oz
Comparing a lovely, enchanted place to the most grotesque prison imaginable.
By
Jesse David Fox
cheek by jowl
Jan. 25, 2013
Jason Statham vs. Jason the Stat Ham
One blows things up — the other breaks things down (statistically).
By
Jesse David Fox
cheek by jowl
Jan. 8, 2013
Jessica Rabbit Versus Emma Stone in
Gangster Squad
: Kind of Alike!
They both look great in red.
By
Patti Greco
whale movies
Dec. 7, 2012
How Do Your … Favorite? … Killer Whale Movies Stack Up?
A quick and dirty comparison of
Rust and Bone
,
Free Willy
, and
Orca.
By
Margaret Lyons
cheek by jowl
Nov. 21, 2012
Life of Pi
vs. Life of a Pie: A Character Squares Off Against a Dessert
One would be delicious and one would be delicious to a tiger.
By
Jesse David Fox
cheek by jowl
Nov. 8, 2012
Red
vs.
R.E.D.
: Taylor Swift and Ne-Yo Have a Lot in Common
We made a chart to prove it.
By
Amanda Dobbins
cheek by jowl
Sept. 15, 2012
A Primer on P.T. Anderson v. Paul W.S. Anderson
Other than the obvious ways, of course.
By
Gilbert Cruz
and
Bilge Ebiri
cheek by jowl
July 30, 2012
How Do This Summer’s Movie Protests Stack Up?
Atom bombs, dance sequences, powerful brunettes …
By
Amanda Dobbins
cheek by jowl
Dec. 27, 2011
Were
We Bought a Zoo
and
The Descendants
the Same Movie?
Sad dads everywhere!
By
Amanda Dobbins
cheek by jowl
Nov. 18, 2011
Breaking Bad
vs.
Breaking Dawn
: Not so Different After All
Frequent exposure to violence and blood-shed isn’t normal. But on meth it is. And on vampirism.
By
Margaret Lyons
cheek by jowl
Oct. 28, 2011
Are
Melancholia
and
Martha Marcy May Marlene
the Same Movie?
Depressed blondes are all the rage this season!
By
Kyle Buchanan
cheek by jowl
July 13, 2011
The Homeboy Off:
Breaking Bad
’s Jesse Pinkman vs.
The Killing
’s Stephen Holder
A helpful guide to the differences and similarities of the AMC homeboys.
By
Amos Barshad
cheek by jowl
June 30, 2011
Who’s the Worse Teacher?
Larry Crowne
’s Julia Roberts vs.
Bad Teacher
’s Cameron Diaz
Shocker: It’s almost a toss-up.
By
Willa Paskin
cheek by jowl
June 22, 2011
How Does the Celebrity Poker Ring Compare to
Rounders
?
A Vulture face-off.
By
Amos Barshad
cheek by jowl
June 3, 2011
The Similarities Between
X-Men: First Class
and
Inglourious Basterds
Fassbender’s many accents! Oppressed minorities! Nazis!
By
Willa Paskin
cheek by jowl
Jan. 26, 2011
The State of the Union vs. the Oscar Noms: How Different Were They?
The two biggest things that happened yesterday go head-to-head.
By
Jillian Goodman
cheek by jowl
Jan. 12, 2011
How Similar Is
Off the Map
to
Grey’s Anatomy
?
Pretty similar!
By
Willa Paskin
cheek by jowl
Sept. 20, 2010
Does
Boardwalk Empire
Out–
Mad Men
Mad Men
?
Could ‘Boardwalk’ have been hatched by the network in specific hopes of outdoing Matthew Weiner?
By
Willa Paskin
and
Lane Brown
cheek by jowl
June 28, 2010
Are
Grown Ups
and
SATC 2
the Same Movie?
So many similarities, so few laughs.
By
Emma Rosenblum
cheek by jowl
May 17, 2010
Lost
’s Hurley and
Breaking Bad
’s Gus: Know Your Chicken Moguls
Such turbulent lives. Such tasty wings.
By
Brian Raftery
cheek by jowl
Apr. 13, 2010
Face-off:
Glee
’s Kevin McHale vs. Boston Celtics Legend Kevin McHale
Can you tell the two apart?
By
Amos Barshad
cheek by jowl
Mar. 18, 2010
Face-off:
The Bounty Hunter
’s Gerard Butler vs. Boba Fett
Can Gerard Butler keep up with cinema’s most ruthless bounty hunter?
By
Amos Barshad
cheek by jowl
Mar. 11, 2010
Comparison Test:
ANTM
vs.
RuPaul’s Drag Race
As Ru says, may the best woman win!
By
Jillian Goodman
cheek by jowl
Feb. 5, 2010
Dear John
the Movie vs.
Dear John
the TV Show
Where confusion reigns, we step in.
By
Melissa Starke,
Paul Starke,
and
Melissa Starke
cheek by jowl
Aug. 20, 2009
Nazi-Cinema Smackdown:
Inglourious Basterds
vs.
The Inglorious Bastards
Quentin Tarantino’s Nazi-killing extravaganza borrows a title and basic premise from a 1978 Italian B movie. We compare!
By
Amos Barshad
cheek by jowl
May 29, 2009
Up
vs.
Drag Me to Hell
Both movies feature elderly people fighting against the loss of their homes. How will audiences keep them straight?
By
Lane Brown
cheek by jowl
May 29, 2009
Up
vs.
Drag Me to Hell
: How to Tell Apart This Weekend’s Elderly, Home-Losing Heroes
Both movies feature elderly people fighting against the loss of their homes. How will audiences keep them straight?
By
Lane Brown
cheek by jowl
Apr. 9, 2009
Anderson: Poetry Month Showdown, Herrera vs. Kleinzahler
The thick-mustachioed activist against the grumpy contrarian!
By
Sam Anderson
cheek by jowl
Apr. 9, 2009
Anderson: Poetry Month Showdown, Herrera vs. Kleinzahler
The thick-mustachioed activist against the grumpy contrarian!
By
Sam Anderson
cheek by jowl
Mar. 13, 2009
Timbaland vs. Chris Cornell: Which New Partner Is More Washed-up?
On the occasion of Chris Cornell’s new full-length collaboration with Timbaland.
By
Amos Barshad
cheek by jowl
Mar. 13, 2009
Timbaland vs. Chris Cornell: Which New Partner Is More Washed-up?
On the occasion of Chris Cornell’s new full-length collaboration with Timbaland.
By
Amos Barshad
cheek by jowl
Feb. 5, 2009
Push
vs.
Push
: Which Is Which?
Two movies named ‘Push’! How will moviegoers tell them apart?
By
Lane Brown
cheek by jowl
Feb. 5, 2009
Push
vs.
Push
: Which Is Which?
Two movies named ‘Push’! How will moviegoers tell them apart?
By
Lane Brown
cheek by jowl
Aug. 15, 2008
‘Tropic Thunder’: A ‘¡Three Amigos!’ for Our Time
There are, in fact, a plethora of similarities between the two films. You do know what a plethora means, don’t you?
cheek by jowl
Aug. 15, 2008
‘Tropic Thunder’: A ‘¡Three Amigos!’ for Our Time
There are, in fact, a plethora of similarities between the two films. You do know what a plethora means, don’t you?
cheek by jowl
Aug. 1, 2008
Is ‘Hair’ Just ‘Cats’ With Hippies?
A hair-to-fur analysis, in chart form.
cheek by jowl
Aug. 1, 2008
Is ‘Hair’ Just ‘Cats’ With Hippies?
A hair-to-fur analysis, in chart form.
cheek by jowl
July 29, 2008
Former New Line Chiefs Set Out to Film Only Novels Geekier Than ‘Lord of the Rings’
The producers behind the ‘Rings’ trilogy will bring Isaac Asimov’s sci-fi series to the screen, supposedly.
cheek by jowl
July 29, 2008
Former New Line Chiefs Set Out to Film Only Novels Geekier Than ‘Lord of the Rings’
The producers behind the ‘Rings’ trilogy will bring Isaac Asimov’s sci-fi series to the screen, supposedly.
cheek by jowl
July 14, 2008
‘The Wackness’ vs. ‘Kids’: Which Is More Authentically 1994?
What’s more true to the NYC nineties we remember: Zima or AIDS?
cheek by jowl
July 14, 2008
‘The Wackness’ vs. ‘Kids’: Which Is More Authentically 1994?
What’s more true to the NYC nineties we remember: Zima or AIDS?
cheek by jowl
Apr. 1, 2008
‘Drunken City’ vs. ‘Drunk Enough’: Which Play Rewards Drunken Viewing?
No, Off Broadway fans are not seeing double … but what if they’d like to?
cheek by jowl
Apr. 1, 2008
‘Drunken City’ vs. ‘Drunk Enough’: Which Play Rewards Drunken Viewing?
No, Off Broadway fans are not seeing double … but what if they’d like to?
cheek by jowl
Feb. 8, 2008
Which Lame-Seeming Martin Lawrence Comedy Is Which?
A side-by-side comparison of Welcome Home, Roscoe Jenkins and College Road Trip.
cheek by jowl
Feb. 8, 2008
Which Lame-Seeming Martin Lawrence Comedy Is Which?
A side-by-side comparison of Welcome Home, Roscoe Jenkins and College Road Trip.
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