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CINEMA

Cartoon spoof of the film Friendship showing the lead characters Craig (Tim Robinson) and Austin (Paul Rudd), both in heavy winter jackets conversing under the title FRIENDSHIP that has the letter T scrawled over the letter P. Craig asks 'Is this an A-1 comedy?" and Austin replies, 'No, an A24 cringe fest.' referencing the film's trendy production company.Friendship –– Bud slight.
Fight or Flight –– Soar points.
Nonnas –– No-nos.
Juliet & Romeo –– Crapulet & Montagoo.
Henry Johnson –– Buck Henry.
Sharp Corner –– Cut Corner.
Clown in a Cornfield –– Scare croak.
The Moogai –– Abunoriginal.
Unit 234 –– Clod storage.
Lilly –– Silly.
Watch the Skies –– Stars at the bottom.
Daydreamers –– Blood vassal.
Black Tea –– Leaf alone.
Marcella –– Pizza pallor.
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TELEVISION

A caricature of Kevin Bacon as bounty bhunter Hub Halloran in the supernatural Amazon TV series The Bondsman.The Bondsman (Amazon) –– Dead soldier.
Your Friends & Neighbors (Apple TV+) –– Beg, borrow, squeal.
Mobland (Paramount+) –– A crime shame.
Mid-Century Modern (Hulu) –– Loud and queer.
Side Quest (Apple TV+) –– Questhate.
The Residence (Netflix) –– Vacate.
Good American Family (Hulu) –– Adopt a loathe profile.
Happy Face (Paramount+) –– 😞
Dope Thief (Apple TV+) –– Scrip search.
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THEATRE

Stranger Things: The First Shadow –– Upside down caked.
Dead Outlaw –– Wanted poser.
Just in Time –– Blobby Darin.
Pirates! The Penzance Musical –– Gilbert gripe. Dead Sullivan.
Real Women Have Curves –– Hip displacement.
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MUSIC

Flying With Angels / Suzanne Vega –– Vaguer.
Dream Into It / Billy Idol ––Billy idle.
What Did the Blackbird Say to the Crow? / Rhiannon Giddens & Justin Robinson –– Are you ravin'?
What Not To / Tucker Wetmore –– Whatnot, too.
Who Believes in Angels? / Elton John & Brandi Carlisle –– Wings it.
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LITERATURE
Fiction

Funny Story by Emily Henry –– But not really.
Stop Me If You’ve Heard This One by Kristen Arnott –– Stop crap measure.
Gabriel’s Moon by William Boyd –– Null and Boyd.
Counting Miracles by Nicholas Sparks –– Sparks and wreck
Christmas in Bethel by Richard Paul Evans –– Bethel nut.

Nonfiction

When the Going Was Good by Graydon Carter with James Fox –– Vanity unfair.
I Regret Almost Everything by Keith McNally –– Rant McNally.
Original Sin: President Biden’s Decline, Its Cover-up, and His Disastrous Choice to Run Again by Jake Tapper & Alex Thompson –– Eats at Joe.
Uncharted: How Trump Beat Biden, Harris, and the Odds in the Wildest Campaign in History by Chris Whipple –– One sharted.
Authority: Essays by Andrea Long Chu –– And really long chew.
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