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It finally happened. Pixar, the studio which has churned out one great film after another (Toy Story, The Incredibles, WALL-E, etc.), finally produced a bit of a dud. This might be a little unfair, since Cars 2 suffers most from comparison with other Pixar releases–less so when pitted against the work of rival [...]

Imagine for a moment that, back in 2002, when Steven Spielberg was tweaking E.T., instead of changing all the guns into walkie-talkies, he added more guns. And maybe more aliens, too, making them considerably less friendly (and presumably rather less intelligent). And set everything at night in an already-sinister London housing block? [...]

Elizabeth Halsey (Cameron Diaz) leaves her teaching profession in order to marry her rich fiancé, only to be forced to return when he realizes her gold-digging ways. Reluctantly returning to John Adams Middle High (JAMS), she is determined to skate through her class, showing students films while she sleeps.

Having experienced a couple of past employers who fit the title’s description, I was intrigued enough to live out a vicarious revenge fantasy through these unfortunate characters. Three buddies, played by Jason Bateman (Arrested Development, Up in the Air), Charlie Day (It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia) and Jason Sudeikis (Saturday Night Live, [...]

In England, Steve Coogan has been a popular BBC actor for nearly 20 years, his cavalcade of characters such as Paul Calf, Tommy Saxondale and, most famously, Alan Partridge having made him something of a household name for comedy in the UK. In the US, he has a small slice of fans, [...]

The family-friendly Zookeeper posits the idea that animals apparently have been able to talk all along, but don’t want us to know they can. Naturally, they decide to reveal this earth-shattering secret for the most important of reasons: to give Kevin James romantic advice.
You see, a shallow but gorgeous blonde (Leslie Bibb) [...]

Terri, directed by Azazel Jacobs (The Good Times Kid) is the story of a 15-year-old. Terri (Jacob Wysocki) is overweight, lives with his uncle because he doesn’t know where his parents are, and wears pajamas to school. He has been singled out by Mr. Fitzgerald (John C. Reilly), who starts having [...]

The ‘coming of age’ story can be a clunky affair. Which is odd, in a way, since there have been so many of them over the years, via cinema and literature, that you’d think that the formula would have been perfected by now. There have been some close calls, efforts that are [...]

Bridesmaids more or less delivers what it promises–it is essentially just another of the now-classic Apatow-esque “bromantic” raunchfests, this time with the clever innovation of not having any “bros.” I consider this a welcome breath of fresh air, though it certainly can’t be called a major reinvention of the American comedy. It’s [...]

If you are looking for Will Farrell the ridiculous, this is not the movie for you.
Ferrell plays Nick Halsey, the ex-Vice President of a Regional Sales Office/Alcoholic spiraling out of control.
As the movie begins we find Nick sitting in his car downing a flask of whiskey, psyching himself up for what he believes [...]