My Big Fat Greek Wedding (2002) made creator Nia Vardalos a star and earned producer Rita Wilson a bundle of money; the two clearly hope lightning will strike twice with this sketchy romantic comedy.
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Karan Johar directed this drama in which a Muslim man with Asperger's syndrome is detained by airport authorities who interpret his disability as suspicious behavior.
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Whatever you think of the cable TV show—a postmodernist recycling operation in which characters watching a 40s or 50s movie make teenage wisecracks about how terrible it is—this is a dreadful spin-off (1996) that starts out on the wrong foot by selecting one of the better SF movies of the 50s, This Island Earth, as its “stinkburger.” A kidnapped Mike Nelson (playing himself) and robot pals Tom Servo, Gypsy, and Crow are watching this color feature on the so-called Satellite of Love while mad scientist Dr. Forrester (cowriter Trace Beaulieu) monitors their responses.
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