5 meta movies to watch while waiting for the Anaconda reboot

Meta films are nothing new, but they remain a staple of Hollywood, and there’s a good reason for that. There’s something fun about a movie that doesn’t take itself too seriously, especially when it can be self-referential in intelligent ways. The new Anaconda reboot looks to be the latest line in meta filmmaking, as it seemingly focuses on two friends, played by Jack Black and Paul Rudd, who set off to remake the 1997 original only to find themselves face-to-face with an actual monstrous snake.