‘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.

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’ Slithers on That Line of So Bad, It’s Good

Jack Black, Paul Rudd, Steve Zahn, and Thandiwe Newton star in the meta comedy remake, out Christmas Day.

‘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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Paul Rudd and Jack Black’s Anaconda Remake Is a Ridiculous but Heartfelt Gag Gift: Review

It’s a good thing Anaconda isn’t meant to be a horror movie, because the few times it tries for such moments, it’s not great ...