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Topic: Bridesmaids

Paul Feig (Photo Illustration by Salon / Getty Images / Courtesy Prime Video)

Paul Feig's dark comedies run in heels

Mary Elizabeth Williams
Aaron (Luke Macfarlane) and Bobby (Billy Eichner) in "Bros" (Universal Pictures)

"Bros": A tragic box office love story

Melanie McFarland
Rose Byrne, Melissa McCarthy, Maya Rudolph, Wendi McLendon-Covey, Kristen Wiig, and Ellie Kemper in "Bridesmaids" (2011) (Universal Pictures)

20 surprising facts about "Bridesmaids"

Jon O'Brien - Mental Floss
Rose Byrne, Melissa McCarthy, Maya Rudolph, Wendi McLendon-Covey, Kristen Wiig, and Ellie Kemper in "Bridesmaids" (2011) (Universal Pictures)

Forget superheroes, "Bridesmaids" ruled

Mary Elizabeth Williams
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Ellen Burstyn in "Requiem for a Dream" (Artisan Entertainment)

"Great" films are bummers

Mary Elizabeth Williams
(Linda Kallerus/IFC FIlms)

The other, better "Trainwreck"

Andrew O'Hehir

Make it stop

Mary Elizabeth Williams
(<a href='http://www.shutterstock.com/gallery-469171p1.html'>MNStudio</a> via <a href='http://www.shutterstock.com/'>Shutterstock</a>)

Hayley Krischer
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Melissa McCarthy in "Tammy"

Melissa McCarthy takes control

Sady Doyle
(<a href='http://www.shutterstock.com/gallery-224104p1.html'>Karen Grigoryan</a> via <a href='http://www.shutterstock.com/'>Shutterstock</a>)

Carey Purcell - Alternet
(Amy Stuart)

Margaret Wappler - DAME
Kristen Wiig (Reuters/Mark Blinch)

Kristen Wiig can't be serious

Daniel D'Addario
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Kristen Wiig in "Bridesmaids," Aubrey Plaza in "The To Do List."

Ej Dickson
Sandra Bullock and Melissa McCarthy in "The Heat."

Bad cops = good feminists?

Andrew O'Hehir
Kirsten Dunst in "Bachelorette"

Meaner, smarter "Bridesmaids"

Andrew O'Hehir

Christine Macdonald
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Melissa McCarthy (AP)

Mary Elizabeth Williams
Jean Dujardin and Uggie in "The Artist"

The Oscars play it safe, nostalgic

Mary Elizabeth Williams
Kristin Wiig in "Bridesmaids" and Viola Davis in "The Help"

Early signs of a "Bridesmaids" bump

Rebecca Traister
Wiig in "Bridesmaids."

Emma Mustich
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Emma Mustich
Adrianne Palicki as Wonder Woman

Mary Elizabeth Williams

Rebecca Traister
Melissa McCarthy, Ellie Kemper, Rose Byrne, Wendi McLendon-Covey, Maya Rudolph and Kristen Wiig and in "Bridesmaids"

"Bridesmaids": A triumph for feminism

Mary Elizabeth Williams
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