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Posted inFilm Reviews

Depressing ‘Happytime’: Great Talent Is Wasted, and a Premise With Potential Is Ruined, by a Listless, Unfunny Script

It’s tough being a puppet these days. After what seemed like a return to puppet glory with The Muppets in 2011, the cinematic Muppet momentum ended three years later with Muppets Most Wanted—and then the 2015 TV series tanked. Considering this stalling of The Muppets franchise, it seemed like a good time for a former […]

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