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Some Guy Who Kills People

Corrigan often plays losers and underdogs, but rarely as the lead. Here, he’s ice cream parlor worker Kenny Boyd, sometimes further humiliated by having to don a costume as a mint chocolate chip cone at kids’ birthday parties. But, hey, it beats the loony bin, from which he’s newly sprung. Bullied and tormented since his […]

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Burke and Hare

His purported comeback, 2010’s “Burke & Hare,” also failed to secure a coast-to-coast release, grossing a theatrical grand total of $947. That’s a shame, because while no classic, the movie isn’t bad. Even minor Landis can be good Landis. Narrated by a hangman (UK stand-up comic Bill Bailey), the film takes the historical murders committed […]

Posted inArts & Culture

Burke and Hare

His purported comeback, 2010’s “Burke & Hare,” also failed to secure a coast-to-coast release, grossing a theatrical grand total of $947. That’s a shame, because while no classic, the movie isn’t bad. Even minor Landis can be good Landis. Narrated by a hangman (UK stand-up comic Bill Bailey), the film takes the historical murders committed […]

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