Which new Hollywood comedy should you watch this weekend?

Several major new studio yukfests are available to stream right now

Film Features Tom and Jerry
Which new Hollywood comedy should you watch this weekend?
Clockwise from top left: Coming 2 America (Photo: Amazon Studios); Barb & Star Go To Vista Del Mar (Photo: Cate Cameron/Lionsgate); Tom And Jerry (Photo: Warner Bros. Pictures) Graphic: Baraka Kaseko

It’s still not especially safe to go to a movie theater in America. Fortunately, those looking for the comfort food of a new new Hollywood comedy don’t have to leave their homes to find one; several major new studio yukfests are available to stream right now. On a brand new episode of Film Club, critics A.A. Dowd and Katie Rife discuss three of them: the long-awaited sequel Coming 2 America; the zany Kristen Wiig vehicle Barb And Star Go To Vista Del Mar; and the newest live-action adventure for the cartoon duo Tom and Jerry. Which of these once-theatrically-bound movies brings the laughs? And what do they collectively have to say about the state of Hollywood comedy?


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