It might be best to think of Spinal Tap II: The End Continues as a low-stakes extended coda to its classic 1984 predecessor. Unlike the original This is Spinal Tap movie, this long-awaited sequel is ...

In an early scene from “Spinal Tap II: The End Continues,” the blisteringly obtuse Nigel Tufnel asks his wife a question after he and his bandmates have reunited after many years: “I don’t know ...

Can Spinal Tap 2 The End Continues possibly live up to the mad genius of the 1984 classic? When it was announced that This Is Spinal Tap, the gold standard of mockumentaries, was getting a follow-up ...

As someone born well after the initial release and early fanfare of This is Spinal Tap (1984), it’s a testament to the rockumentary’s enduring appeal that there are—to this day—scant catchier songs ...

No, it’s not as bad as Shark Sandwich. Let’s accentuate the positive here. When you’re a die-hard fan of a band, you tend to look at the lesser albums with a sort of bigger-picture viewpoint, and come ...

The film was presented as a documentary in which Reiner’s character, Marty DiBergi, followed the band during their tour to promote a new album. Already veterans of the music industry, Spinal Tap’s ...

The dire, decades-later sequel “Spinal Tap II: The End Continues” calls to mind a throwaway gag from the original mockumentary, “This is Spinal Tap,” citing a critic’s two-word review of the fictional ...

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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The long-in-the-works sequel reunites director Rob Reiner with stars Christopher Guest, Michael McKean, and Harry Shearer. Fran ...

The ostensibly fictitious hard-rock band Spinal Tap has been together, off and on, slightly longer than Katy Perry has been alive, and as of Friday, has released four studio albums and two feature ...

HENDERSON, Ky. (WEHT) – Spinal Tap II: The End Continues is a legacy sequel, coming forty-one years after This Is Spinal Tap (1984), and while the jokes are funny and the performers are all on point, ...

This image released by Bleecker Street shows,back row from left, Chris Addison and Kerry Godliman, front row from left, Christopher Guest, Michael McKean, and Harry Shearer in a scene from "Spinal Tap ...