‘SNL’ Proves That Hit-Making Movies Died a Slow Death in the 2020s (Video)

Even the biggest Hollywood experts could not name Nicole Kidman and Samuel L. Jackson’s latest shows

“Saturday Night Live” poked fun at the lack of recognizable titles and hit-making movies coming out of the 2020s, shooting at fish-in-a-barrel targets like “To Leslie,” “Women Talking” and “Ginny & Georgia.”

After Bowen Yang came out swinging as a game show host with a snappy tune lauding Hollywood greats like James Dean and Jean Harlow, he introduced the eager contestants for “The Big Hollywood Quiz,” whose roles as a film studies professor (Pedro Pascal), an entertainment writer (Ego Nwodim) and a Hollywood history aficionado podcaster (Chloe Fineman) promised a deep and current knowledge about the beloved industry.

Though the game started strong with references to Hollywood classics like the Bette Davis-led “All About Eve” and the Korean War-set “M*A*S*H,” the so-called industry vets faltered when it came to the 2020s section, beginning with a simple fill-in-the-blank for the current No.

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