Review: 'Anaconda' with Paul Rudd, Jack Black may not slither to greatness but it's a lot of fun

The horror-comedy inspired by the 1997 film 'Anaconda' is better than its predecessor and better than it has a right to be.

‘Anaconda’ Review: High-Concept Cover Version Flips Genres, Revisiting Killer-Snake ‘Classic’ With Scant Laughs and Zero Scares

Jack Black and Paul Rudd star in self-aware revival of 'Anaconda,' where the only joke that lands is the idea anyone would want to remake that movie.

‘Anaconda’ Review: Paul Rudd And Jack Black Hilarious In Inspired Comic Reinvention About 2 Guys Remaking Sony’s 1997 Giant Snake Movie

It is probably too much hyperbole to call Sony’s Anaconda the funniest movie of the year, but for my money it really is. It ...

‘Anaconda’ Review: An Action-Comedy Starring Jack Black, Paul Rudd and a Giant CG Snake Should Be Way More Fun

Thandiwe Newton and Steve Zahn also star in 'The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent' director Tom Gormican's meta take on ...

Jack Black worked through 'slight snake trauma' to star in 'Anaconda'

Jack Black navigated "snakophobia" to remake "Anaconda." The actor looks back on his big 2025 – "Minecraft," Ozzy tribute – and talks what's to come.

'Anaconda' Review: Jack Black and Paul Rudd's Meta Comedy Isn’t as Fun as the Campy Original

While Jack Black and Paul Rudd lead an impressive comedic ensemble in Anaconda, the pacing and lack of actual snakes is a ...

‘Anaconda’ Review: Paul Rudd and Jack Black Star in Lazy Meta-Sequel That Squeezes All the Fun Out of Self-Reflexive Premise

Alas, this “Anaconda” is a lot better at illustrating the problem than it is at poking fun at it, even if Gormican — whose more coherent “The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent” also flubbed its self ...
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Anaconda (2025) review: A horror of a comedy

Is Anaconda the first Hollywood movie to include an on-camera discussion of IP? The heroes of this meta-reboot of the campy ...