FLYPAPER – Reviewed by Yolanda “shooop-ba-do-do-doo-dooo” Numbat

Posted by The Video Station Staff - November 17, 2011 - comedy, movie reviews

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“Abandon all hope all ye who enter here.” You know, the inscription on the gates of you-know-where. “Suspend all disbelief all ye who enter here.”

THE CHANGE-UP – Reviewed by David

Posted by The Video Station Staff - November 11, 2011 - comedy, movie reviews

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Jason Bateman and Ryan Reynolds make a pretty funny pair in The Change-Up, a body-swap comedy a la Vice Versa and Freaky Friday that’s just as predictable as those teen-targeted efforts but whose excruciatingly excessive raunchiness makes it strictly for adults.

BEGINNERS – Reviewed by Joyce

Posted by The Video Station Staff - November 11, 2011 - comedy, drama, movie reviews, recommendations, romance

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If you haven’t seen Beginners yet, you should check it out. What a great little gem of a movie. This film is definitely my favorite of 2011. Many people know the storyline of a man coming out as gay at age 70+, after his wife of many years passes away. Hal, played perfectly by Christopher [...]

CRAZY STUPID LOVE – Reviewed by Noah

Posted by The Video Station Staff - November 4, 2011 - blu-ray, comedy, drama, movie reviews, recommendations, romance

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People the world over have been waiting for a new romantic comedy. Yearning, aching, thirsting, wanting, needing a new romantic comedy. Well, rejoice my brothers and sisters, here it is. Crazy Stupid Love stars Steve Carell as Cal Weaver, a middle aged married man who has just had divorce thrust on him by his wife, [...]

CARS 2 – Reviewed by Will

Posted by The Video Station Staff - November 4, 2011 - animation, comedy, kid's & family, movie reviews

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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 animation houses [...]

ATTACK THE BLOCK – Reviewed by Will

Posted by The Video Station Staff - October 27, 2011 - action/adventure, comedy, foreign films, movie reviews, recommendations, sci-fi / fantasy

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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? To top it [...]

BAD TEACHER – Reviewed by Camilla

Posted by The Video Station Staff - October 20, 2011 - blu-ray, comedy, movie reviews

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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.

HORRIBLE BOSSES – Reviewed by Casey

Posted by The Video Station Staff - October 13, 2011 - comedy, movie reviews, recommendations

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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, 30 Rock) commiserate [...]

THE TRIP – Reviewed by J.D.

Posted by The Video Station Staff - October 13, 2011 - comedy, foreign films, movie reviews, recommendations

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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, Anglophiles mostly, which, [...]

ZOOKEEPER – Reviewed by David

Posted by The Video Station Staff - October 13, 2011 - comedy, kid's & family, movie reviews

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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) rejected James’ [...]