‘Anaconda’ Review: High-Concept Cover Version Flips Genres, Revisiting Killer-Snake ‘Classic’ With Scant Laughs and Zero Scares

Jack Black and Paul Rudd star in self-aware revival of 'Anaconda,' where the only joke that lands is the idea anyone would want to remake that movie.

‘Anaconda’ Review: An Action-Comedy Starring Jack Black, Paul Rudd and a Giant CG Snake Should Be Way More Fun

Thandiwe Newton and Steve Zahn also star in 'The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent' director Tom Gormican's meta take on the 1990s franchise about a reptilian predator.

‘Anaconda’ review: Jack Black and Paul Rudd remake J.Lo’s snake movie in funny, average comedy

Who would have thought that 1997’s “Anaconda,” in which Jennifer Lopez, Ice Cube and Jon Voight run from a giant snake in the middle of the Amazon Rainforest, would leave a significant enough ...

'Anaconda' Review: Jack Black and Paul Rudd's Meta Comedy Isn’t as Fun as the Campy Original

While Jack Black and Paul Rudd lead an impressive comedic ensemble in Anaconda, the pacing and lack of actual snakes is a ...

'Anaconda' review: Jack Black and Paul Rudd deliver a surprising comedy — but it's a bad surprise

Written by Kevin Etten and Tom Gormican, and directed by the latter, this haphazard reboot gets tripped up in clumsy attempts ...

‘Anaconda’ Review: Paul Rudd And Jack Black Hilarious In Inspired Comic Reinvention About 2 Guys Remaking Sony’s 1997 Giant Snake Movie

A review of 'Anaconda' in which Paul Rudd and Jack Black play frustrated filmmakers given the chance to remake their favorite ...

The 10 Best Movies About Stand-Up Comedy, Definitively Ranked

Bradley Cooper's Is This Thing On? is the latest fictional film to mine humor and pathos from life on the stand-up stage—but ...