http://dir.salon.com/topics/adam_sandler/?source=rss&aim=adam_sandler en-us Copyright 2007 Salon.com. Fri, 31 Jul 2009 03:07:00 PDT By Stephanie Zacharek Fri, 31 Jul 2009 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2009/07/31/funny_people/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2009/07/31/funny_people/index.html?source=rss He defined the recent comic landscape. But as the hero of "Funny People" understands, no streak lasts forever By Stephanie Zacharek Fri, 31 Jul 2009 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2008/06/06/zohan/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2008/06/06/zohan/index.html?source=rss Despite the bare butts and crude sex jokes -- or because of them -- this Adam Sandler vehicle addresses some of the biggest political problems of our time. By Stephanie Zacharek Fri, 31 Jul 2009 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2007/07/20/chuck_larry/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2007/07/20/chuck_larry/index.html?source=rss Adam Sandler and Kevin James play faux-gay Brooklyn firefighters in a comedy that's about as subtle as a face full of firehose. By Stephanie Zacharek Fri, 31 Jul 2009 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2007/03/23/reign/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2007/03/23/reign/index.html?source=rss Can this Adam Sandler movie help you work out your residual 9/11 issues? By Andrew O'Hehir Fri, 31 Jul 2009 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2006/06/23/click/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2006/06/23/click/index.html?source=rss Adam Sandler's latest movie packages metaphysical lessons with fart jokes and crude sex humor. How funny is that? By Stephanie Zacharek Fri, 31 Jul 2009 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/feature/2006/02/10/comedy/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/feature/2006/02/10/comedy/index.html?source=rss Remember when Steve Martin, Albert Brooks and Woody Allen were funny? What on earth happened to our favorite funnymen? By Andrew O'Hehir Fri, 31 Jul 2009 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2005/05/27/longest_yard/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2005/05/27/longest_yard/index.html?source=rss It's no touchdown, but this prison-football remake -- starring Adam Sandler and Chris Rock -- isn't a total fumble, provided you overlook the rampant homophobia. Fri, 31 Jul 2009 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/col/fix/2003/06/24/tues/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/col/fix/2003/06/24/tues/index.html?source=rss Married people aren't having sex! Dictators aren't apologizing! Bangs are back! Plus: The real question raised by "Sex and the City." By Stephanie Zacharek Fri, 31 Jul 2009 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2003/04/11/anger_management/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2003/04/11/anger_management/index.html?source=rss The only thing you'll be mad about is spending 10 bucks to watch Jack Nicholson and Adam Sandler try too hard. By Charles Taylor Fri, 31 Jul 2009 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2002/10/11/punch_drunk/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2002/10/11/punch_drunk/index.html?source=rss Paul Thomas Anderson's strange and marvelous "Punch-Drunk Love" turns Adam Sandler into a leading man -- and brings the sweetness of romantic comedy to an alienated age. By Andrew O'Hehir Fri, 31 Jul 2009 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2002/06/28/deeds/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2002/06/28/deeds/index.html?source=rss Adam Sandler might be a schlub, but he's not a small-town schlub. In this Frank Capra remake he's not really funny either. By Joyce Millman Fri, 31 Jul 2009 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/glow/2000/11/17/glow/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/glow/2000/11/17/glow/index.html?source=rss Salon's TV picks for Weekend, Nov. 17-19, 2000 By Charles Taylor Fri, 31 Jul 2009 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2000/11/10/little_nicky/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2000/11/10/little_nicky/index.html?source=rss Adam Sandler deserves to be damned to the pits of hell for this witless masturbatory comedy. By Joyce Millman Fri, 31 Jul 2009 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/glow/2000/11/09/glow/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/glow/2000/11/09/glow/index.html?source=rss Salon's TV picks for Thursday, Nov. 9, 2000 By Joyce Millman Fri, 31 Jul 2009 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/glow/2000/11/08/glow/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/glow/2000/11/08/glow/index.html?source=rss Salon's TV picks for Wednesday, Nov. 8, 2000 By Amy Reiter Fri, 31 Jul 2009 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/people/col/reit/2000/09/29/npfri/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/people/col/reit/2000/09/29/npfri/index.html?source=rss "Survivor's" Richard Hatch reveals a rather graphic molestation incident from childhood; oranges take Billy Bob Thornton to death's door. Plus: Gloria Stuart's "potty-mouth." By Joyce Millman Fri, 31 Jul 2009 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/glow/2000/03/31/glow/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/glow/2000/03/31/glow/index.html?source=rss Salon's TV picks for Weekend, March 31-April 2, 2000 By Joyce Millman Fri, 31 Jul 2009 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/glow/1999/12/09/glow/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/glow/1999/12/09/glow/index.html?source=rss Salon's TV picks for Thursday, Dec. 9, 1999 By Amy Reiter Fri, 31 Jul 2009 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/people/col/reit/1999/08/16/minime/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/people/col/reit/1999/08/16/minime/index.html?source=rss Late "Fantasy Island" actor focus of tell-all profile; mama of Jagger's new nipper ignites flag furor in Brazil. Plus: Michelle Williams afflicted with new virus that causes celebrities to publicly praise their own breasts. By Stephanie Zacharek Fri, 31 Jul 2009 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/feature/1999/07/12/poop/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/feature/1999/07/12/poop/index.html?source=rss In defense of Adam Sandler, "South Park" and the proud tradition of poop humor. By Mary Elizabeth Williams Fri, 31 Jul 2009 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/1999/06/25/daddy/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/1999/06/25/daddy/index.html?source=rss Adam Sandler is cinema's nicest loudmouthed jerk. By Cintra Wilson Fri, 31 Jul 2009 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/feature/1999/06/22/apollo/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/feature/1999/06/22/apollo/index.html?source=rss Chris Rock, the new heavyweight champ of humor, hits where it hurts. By Cynthia Joyce Fri, 31 Jul 2009 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/log/1999/06/18/rock/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/log/1999/06/18/rock/index.html?source=rss Comedian Chris Rock gets tortured by a roomful of entertainment reporters. By Cintra Wilson Fri, 31 Jul 2009 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/people/col/cintra/1999/06/16/comedy/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/people/col/cintra/1999/06/16/comedy/index.html?source=rss Thanks to snorefests like the Umbilical Brothers' "Thwack," comedy is deader than Lester Bangs -- and someone is not amused. By Peggy Orenstein Fri, 31 Jul 2009 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/int/1999/02/11/11int/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/int/1999/02/11/11int/index.html?source=rss Julia Sweeney talks about her new movie, "God Said 'Ha!'" -- the feel-good cancer comedy of the year.