A harmless joke about Doraemon characters has blown up online, splitting fans into Team Nobita and Team Dekisugi.

Over the course of his long and distinguished career, Rob Reiner has directed some of the most beloved and acclaimed films in Hollywood history. But he had never directed a sequel until Spinal Tap 2: ...

1984’s “This is Spinal Tap” is one of the most influential Hollywood comedies ever made. The film essentially launched the mockumentary format that would later be used by TV sitcoms like “The Office” ...

No, it’s not as bad as Shark Sandwich. Let’s accentuate the positive here. When you’re a die-hard fan of a band, you tend to look at the lesser albums with a sort of bigger-picture viewpoint, and come ...

Initially drawing from real life, the director Rob Reiner and his cast found that actual bands experienced moments from their work. By Robert Ito When “This Is Spinal Tap” premiered in 1984, many ...

Spinal Tap II (which arrives in theaters on September 12) also concerns itself with last things. As the movie (again directed by Reiner) begins, Spinal Tap the band—ultra-English, ultra-deluded as to ...

In an early scene from “Spinal Tap II: The End Continues,” the blisteringly obtuse Nigel Tufnel asks his wife a question after he and his bandmates have reunited after many years: “I don't know ...

The godfathers of fake metal have returned for one last show as Spinal Tap II: The End Continues picks up more than four decades after equally fake director Marty DiBergi mock-umented their first ...

The year is 1984, and an actor-turned-filmmaker by the name of Rob Reiner has just made their directorial feature debut with a little movie called This Is Spinal Tap. At first glance, it appears to be ...

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Four decades after their big-screen hit, the rock legends David, Derek and Nigel have reunited for one final (really, truly) concert. By Manohla Dargis When you purchase a ticket for an independently ...

Christopher Guest, Michael McKean and Harry Shearer reunite in a world where their comically earnest tone might be taken for reality Spinal Tap II: The End Continues has comedy riffs, sweetness and ...