Mind-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 HornetWhat is love all about anyway? Comedian/writer/musician Charlyne Yi and director Nicholas Jasenovec teamed up to examine this question in this eclectic film. It’s a blend of comedy, drama and documentary footage that blurs the line between fact and fiction. The movie’s main plot takes the form of a “documentary” production in which Yi, playing [...]
Read More Alex, Charlyne Yi, comedy, Demitri Martin, drama, DVD, Michael Cera, Nicholas Jasenovec, Paper Heart, romance, Seth RogenThe latest from Judd Apatow is quite a letdown. There was little laughter as I watched this black comedy. The synopsis goes like this: an aging comedian learns that he has a disease and has almost no chance of living. Adam Sandler basically plays himself, although I am unaware if he has any diseases in [...]
Read More Adam Sandler, Andy Dick, comedy, Dave Attel, drama, DVD, Eric Bana, Funny People, James Taylor, Judd Apatow, Paul Reiser, R, Sarah Silverman, Seth RogenMonsters vs Aliens starts out where most Disney fairytales leave off-a wedding. Susan Murphy (voiced by Reese Witherspoon) is about to marry the weatherman of her dreams Derek Dietl (Paul Rudd). But alas, it seems that no one ever told the couple that it is bad luck for the groom to see the bride in [...]
Read More Amy Poehler, animation, DVD, Ed Helms, Fantasy, Hugh Laurie, Jeffrey Tambor, John Krasinski, Kiefer Sutherland, Monsters vs Aliens, Paul Rudd, PG-, Rainn Willson, Random Girl, Reese Witherspoon, Sci-Fi, Seth Rogen, Stephen Colbert, Will ArnettIn Observe and Report we again get to watch an overweight funnyman play a shopping mall security guard with big dreams. Only instead of the comparatively cuddly Kevin James riding around on a Segway, we get a seriously scowl-faced Seth Rogen swearing every other word in a violent and mean-spirited melding of Paul Blart and [...]
Read More action, Anna Faris, Celia Weston, Collette Wolfe, comedy, crime, David, drama, DVD, Jody Hill, Michael Pena, Observe & Report, Patton Oswald, R, Ray Liotta, Seth Rogen