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Displaying all articles tagged:
Cliches
that’s gonna leave a mark!
Jan. 27, 2020
24 Comedians on the Comedy Clichés They’d Like to Kill Forever
Let’s start this new decade by leaving the overused punch lines behind.
By
Justin Caffier
rom-coms
Feb. 15, 2019
Every Rom-Com Trope Called Out in
Isn’t It Romantic
Including timeworn favorites like “everyone is hot” and “clumsy women are adorable.”
By
Maggie Fremont
Nov. 21, 2016
How Many of These Joke Clichés Are You Guilty of Using?
Workaholics will air its seventh and final season on Comedy Central next year, and while the writing staff has contributed plenty of great […]
By
Megh Wright
manic pixie nightmare girl
July 15, 2014
Why the Creator of the Term ‘Manic Pixie Dream Girl’ Wants It to Die
“Calling for the death of the ‘Patriarchal Lie’ of the Manic Pixie Dream Girl trope.”
By
Jesse David Fox
manic pixie dream girl
Apr. 19, 2012
Take a Trip to ‘the Home for [Cinema’s] Manic Pixie Dream Girls’
All hail Queen Zooey!
By
Eliot Glazer
Mar. 12, 2012
Things Everyone Is Tired of Watching on TV
Here’s a fun list of TV tropes and jokes that are overused to the point of exhaustion. Seriously, TV way overuses these cheeseballs, it’s […]
By
Hallie Cantor
cliches
Apr. 13, 2011
How to See a TV Car Crash Coming
Basically, if someone’s in a car who isn’t usually: they’re gonna crash.
By
Willa Paskin
clickables
Apr. 1, 2011
Watch a Montage of Clichés in 2011’s Most-Anticipated Movies
And the Best Close-Up of Terror Award goes to … Kyle Chandler!
By
Amanda Dobbins
music
July 21, 2010
Watch a Montage of Tired Rap-Video Clichés
Boats, cars, dollars, girls, helicopters, jewelry, skylines.
By
Edith Zimmerman
cliche watch
June 17, 2010
Novelists Really Like Dogs Who Bark in the Distance
It’s hard to find a novel without the phrase, “Somewhere, a dog barked.”
By
Willa Paskin
movies
Apr. 6, 2010
How to Make a Nicholas Sparks Movie, the Handy Illustrated Chart
“First, start with two pretty white people … “
By
Edith Zimmerman
vulture lists
Jan. 11, 2010
5 Obsolete Film Clichés Technology Won’t Kill
If directors buy a world with GPS, where would we get our next ‘Blair Witch Project’?
By
Adam Sternbergh