Rarely have I rolled my eyes, or wanted to gag, more than while watching New Year’s Eve, director Garry Marshall’s nigh unbearable Valentine’s Day follow-up, a movie seemingly constructed to be the Gone with the Wind of soft-serve rom-com mash-ups, and run nearly as long.
Read More Abigail Breslin, Ashton Kutcher, blu-ray, comedy, David, DVD, Garry Marshall, Hilary Swank, Josh Duhamel, Katherine Heigl, New Year's Eve, Robert De Niro, romance, Sarah Jessica ParkerHaving seemingly fallen off the Hollywood map after their 2007 remake of The Heartbreak Kid, the Farrelly Brothers return in a big way with Hall Pass, a raunchy and very funny comedy starring Owen Wilson and Jason Sudeikis in which the filmmakers once again mix over-the-top toilet humor with lots of heart.
Read More blu-ray, comedy, David, DVD, Farrelly Brothers, Hall Pass, Jason Sudeikis, Owen Wilson, R, romanceBeing the 11 year old I am, I would say that the ongoing garden gnome battle of the Reds and Blues would be better if there were more than just one death. But it is of course a Disney movie, so kids from the ages of 3-8 would enjoy this. But, even the speaking William [...]
Read More adventure, animation, blu-ray, comedy, DVD, G, Gnomeo And Juliet, Hulk Hogan, Matt Lucas, Patrick Stewart, VivianThis isn’t a real review–I’m just writing to bring a movie to your attention: Burning Palms. I previewed this movie–a collection of five stories–over the weekend, and it was good. Really good. Here’s my caveat, though: It is dark. Very black humor. The themes may be disturbing to some, including rape and incest, but the [...]
Read More Burning Palms, Christopher Landon, comedy, drama, DVD, joyce, Lake Bell, R, Zoe SaldanaThis started out as a smarmy review of No Strings Attached. I’m not proud, I pre-judged the movie based purely on Ashton Kutcher. I don’t like him. Can you really blame me?
Read More Ashton Kutcher, blu-ray, comedy, DVD, Greta Gerwig, Kevin Kline, Mindy Kaling, Natalie Portman, No Strings Attached, Noah, R, romanceThe Illusionist isn’t just the long-awaited second feature from Sylvain Chomet, the French animator who made 2003′s charmingly grotesque, hauntingly comic Triplets of Belleville. It’s also, in a sense, a new film from the great mime artist turned genius director Jacques Tati (Playtime, Mon Oncle), who died in 1982. Adapted from a semi-autobiographical script Tati [...]
Read More animation, blu-ray, comedy, drama, DVD, Jacques Tati, PG-, Sylvain Chomet, The Illusionist, willMind-bending indie director Michel Gondry (The Science of Sleep) proves so capable at crafting crackling action sequences in the $120 million big-screen version of The Green Hornet that it’s a shame star Seth Rogen had to go and ruin the rest of the movie.
Read More action, blu-ray, Cameron Diaz, Christoph Waltz, comedy, crime, DVD, Jay Chou, Michel Gondry, PG-13, Seth Rogen, The Green HornetIf I were Jonathan Swift, I’d be turning over in my grave at how my classic novel about a man encountering a race of people less than six inches tall was turned into a somewhat crude and simple-minded comedy starring Jack Black and featuring giant robots and giant wedgies.
Read More adventure, Amanda Peet, blu-ray, Chris O'Dowd, comedy, David, DVD, Emily Blunt, Fantasy, Gulliver's Travels, Jack Black, Jason Segel, PG-, Rob LettermanYou get exactly what you expect with this silly and sophomoric second sequel to Meet the Parents, which is to say ninety or so minutes of Raging Bull star Robert De Niro embarrassing himself for a paycheck while Ben Stiller mugs mercilessly for the camera. This time ’round, Stiller’s put-upon male nurse must prove to [...]
Read More Barbra Streisand, Ben Stiller, comedy, Dustin Hoffman, DVD, Harvey Keitel, Jessica Alba, Little Fockers, Owen Wilson, PG-13, Robert De Niro, Teri PoloMinutes ago, a small child did the conga all the way down the stairs to bring me a DVD box. He was no slouch, there was some passion there. He kept doing the conga as his mother paid for his movie. I mention this so my next line makes a little more sense. I Love [...]
Read More blu-ray, comedy, drama, DVD, Ewan McGregor, I Love You Phillip Morris, Jim Carrey, R, romance