Ferrell and co-writer/director Adam McKay spoof NASCAR culture in this hilarious comedy of a race car driver with two first names and no self-awareness.
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‘The Big Short’ on Netflix
The Big Short entered Oscar season with great reviews and five Academy Award nominations. It came away with a single win, for Best Adapted Screenplay for Charles Randolph and filmmaker Adam McKay. That’s pretty good for a director, previously known for guiding Will Ferrell through such comedies as Anchorman, Talladega Nights, and The Other Guys, […]
What to watch – ‘Talladega Nights’ on Netflix and Amazon and more streaming arrivals
Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby (2006) is one of the funniest films that Will Ferrell ever made. Set in the NASCAR culture, Ferrell is a race car driver with two first names who outraces his own intellect in a comedy that features neither a ballad nor a single night spent in Talladega. It […]