Now Streaming: Russian Doll
The premise of Groundhog Day has been imitated so often* that it’s practically a genre to itself. Amazingly, Netflix’s dark comedy series Russian Doll manages to bring some exciting new twists to the time loop formula....
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Weekend Movies: House Rules
Summer moves full steam ahead this week with three big movies and one oddball limited release. For those who found ‘Cars 3’ less than appealing, another animated threequel option presents itself on more than 4,500 scre...
Weekend Roundtable: Have You Ever Met a Celebrity?
Celebrities may seem so unapproachable when you see them all glammed up in their fancy dresses and tuxedos on the Oscar red carpet, but they’re ultimately real people and have lives to live like any of us. You may have even ...
‘Sisters’ Review: Doin’ It for Themselves
Tina Fey and Amy Poehler are a comedy team so gosh darn irresistible that pretty much anything they do together is worth watching. Case in point would be ‘Sisters’.
‘Inside Out’ Review: Pixar Perfection
After over a decade of seemingly unimpeachable success, the genius factory at Pixar has felt stuck in a rut over the past few years. A stream of corporate mandated sequels and a muddled attempt at a Disney princess fable showed si...
Finally, Your Action Figure Collection Can Watch Comedy Fake News
The past couple years have seen an outpouring of retro-style action figures based on movie and TV licenses – most prominently Funko’s expansive ReAction line (of which I have mixed feelings). This fad has reached perhaps its...
Statuesque: 2015 Golden Globe Winners
‘Boyhood’ and ‘The Grand Budapest Hotel’ came up as the big winners at the Golden Globe Awards on Sunday night. Not that anyone has ever taken the Globes seriously as a measure of artistic worth, but the aw...
‘Are You Here’ Review: Are You Funny? No.
Some movies are horrible because they were made by people who should never be allowed to own a camera or pretend to act. Then there are horrible movies made by such talented people that the failure is inexplicable. ‘Are You ...
‘They Came Together’ Review: A Wet Hot American Rom-C
From its cute/gross title to its ludicrous climax, David Wain and Michael Showalter don’t just mock the romantic comedy in ‘They Came Together’, they make the genre feel so ridiculous that you’ll hate yours...
Statuesque: Golden Globes 2014 After-Party
The Golden Globes aired last night, hosted for the second year in a row by funny ladies Tina Fey and Amy Poehler. The Globes have a reputation for being the most fun event of awards season, but sadly, I have to say that this one w...
Statuesque: 2014 Golden Globe Nominations Announced
Here we are almost at the end of the year, which means that awards season has officially begun. Several regional critics’ groups have already named their best-of picks for 2013, but let’s be honest; the only movie awar...
2013 Golden Globes Not-So-Live-Blog
The past couple of years, I live-blogged the Golden Globes here in the blog. Unfortunately, while we had a lot of fun with that, I wasn’t able to do it again this year. I just have too much going on with my home remodel and ...