‘Tag’ Review: The “It” Factor
The mantra repeated in ‘Tag’ might as well be the overall tagline for the film: “We don’t stop playing because we grow old; we grow old because we stop playing.” The film never stops playing, and the ...
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‘Captain Underpants’ Review: Poop Happens
Can a movie exist primarily around the hilarity of seeing a middle-aged cartoon man wearing underoos? Yes, apparently it can. It’s called ‘Captain Underpants’. It comes from a successful series of children’...
‘Love the Coopers’ Review: Crap, Actually
The holiday season wouldn’t be complete with some sort of maudlin family special at the multiplex. This year, that pile of Christmas crap arrives in ‘Love the Coopers’, one of the most tediously dull and frustrat...
‘Vacation’ (2015) Review: Another Trip Down Holiday R
When the remake of ‘Vacation’ was first announced, the internet crashed under the weight of a collective groan. The original film and its Christmas sibling are undeniable comedy classics with an ideal combination of sa...
Cease Your Laboring – Win ‘The Office: Season Nine
Monday is a holiday in the United States. I had planned to close the blog for the day, but our contest this week ties in nicely with the Labor Day theme, so I decided to run it early. This will be our only post for the day, but we...
Now Playing: So ‘Over’ It
I’m not quite sure why ‘The Hangover Part III’ was called ‘The Hangover Part III’. The first two films in this series actually dealt with four friends who had epic hangovers and crazy exploits and adv...
Now Playing: The Duplass Brothers’ Latest Indie Comedy
Including those that I saw at Sundance, ‘Jeff, Who Lives at Home’ marks the fourth new movie from the Duplass brothers that I’ve seen in the last 60 days. Out of the four, ‘Jeff’ is easily my favorite...
Weekend Roundtable: Who Should Host the Oscars Next Year?
After the complete disaster that was this past Sunday’s Academy Awards telecast, it’s clear that the Academy needs to take major steps to revamp the ceremony. It can no longer fall back on dragging Billy Crystal out of...
Now Playing: A Cartoon That Actually Validates One of Fox News
On my Facebook profile page, in the section that asks for political preferences, mine says, “Who cares? What movie is opening this weekend?” When it comes time to vote, that’s when I pay attention to politics… bu...
NBC Thursday Night Comedy – Catching Up
Between school, my normal daily work, my gig at the Michigan Renaissance Festival, a road trip from Detroit to Mississippi and back last weekend, and prepping for a road trip from Montana back to Detroit this weekend, I’ve b...
TIFF Journal: ‘Jeff, Who Lives at Home’
This year’s Toronto International Film Festival closed shop on Sunday, and it’s about time for me to wrap up my coverage of it as well. Let’s end things with a comedy. For my final review, we’ll take a look...
‘Wilfred’ 1.04 Recap: “He Really Likes Peanut B
Ed Helms made a guest spot on last week’s episode of ‘Wilfred’ to play a doggie molester. This show is so very, very deliciously wrong.