Rule of Three

Every April, beginning on April Fool’s Day, I take an in-depth look at three related comedy films. These could be films in the same series, films by the same director, films with a common theme, or films with any relationship, really. The writeups are posted one per week for three weeks, and I promise you I’ll suck the comedy right out of them and never give it back. Enjoy!

Note: This is the sister series of Trilogy of Terror, which focuses on horror films and runs in October.

2021: YouTube Celebrity Edition

Angry Video Game Nerd: The Movie
Angry Video Game Nerd: The Movie (2014)
Space Cop (2016)
Ashens and the Quest for the GameChild (2013)

2020: Moore, Moore, Moore — Three Faces of Rudy Ray


Dolemite (1975)
Petey Wheatstraw, The Devil’s Son-in-Law (1977)
Disco Godfather (1979)

2019: Films Based on Novelty Songs


Harper Valley PTA (1978)
Convoy (1978)
Purple People Eater (1988)

2018: Ghostbusters


Ghostbusters (1984)
Ghostbusters II (1989)
Ghostbusters (2016)

2017: Pee-wee’s Big Trilogy


Pee-wee’s Big Adventure (1985)
Big Top Pee-wee (1988)
Pee-wee’s Big Holiday (2016)

2016: Jim Henson-Era Muppet Films


The Muppet Movie (1979)
The Great Muppet Caper (1981)
The Muppets Take Manhattan (1984)