But perhaps that says more about whatSNLhas become today than anything else.

That is due, in large part, to supremely smart casting.

Meanwhile, Matt Wood somehow finds a way to bottle the unpredictable genius of John Belushi.

Saturday Night

The cast of ‘Saturday Night’.Universal Pictures

The entire ensemble understands the assignment, but if the movie belongs to anyone it’sGabriel LaBelleasSNLcreator and producerLorne Michaels.

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This is accentuated byJon Batiste’s jazzy score that evokes the sound of theSNLhouse band.

Gilda Radner (Ella Hunt), Jane Curtain (Kim Matula), Dick Ebersol (Cooper Hoffman), Rosie Shuster (Rachel Sennott), Garrett Morris (Lamorne Morris), Alan Zweibel (Josh Brener) and Lorne Michaels (Gabriel LaBelle) in SATURDAY NIGHT.

The cast of ‘Saturday Night’.Hopper Stone/Sony

The film is an infinitely re-watchable romp and a chronicle of a decisive moment in pop culture history.