TIFF Journal: ‘Mascots’
Even after his patented mockumentary style was co-opted by countless TV shows, there’s still only one Christopher Guest. His latest comedy, ‘Mascots’, serves up almost everything you could want from one of his hy...
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‘Fifty Shades of Black’ Review: Shocker! It Sucks!
How do you even review a movie like ‘Fifty Shades of Black’? Pointing out that it’s stupid barely even feels relevant. Of course it is. That’s the type of parody comedy that the Wayans clan has been selling...
‘Planes: Fire & Rescue’ Review: Fire the Studio
Released barely a year after the first ‘Planes’ and boasting a running time that barely qualifies as feature length, ‘Planes: Fire & Rescue’ was clearly conceived as a direct-to-DVD cash-grab, but coul...
The Netflix Stream: Week of December 25th, 2011
Each new month brings a huge shift in Netflix content, and a new year means even bigger changes. This week, we get a look at everything that’s being taken away. Not until next week will we see the big list of what’s ne...
Weekend Roundtable: Favorite Character Actors
Our readers (that’d be you) responded pretty favorably to last week’s Roundtable topic on the subject of bad actors who should be forcibly retired from the acting profession. Now, let’s flip that around and try t...
‘Chuck’ 3.15 Recap: ‘Bartowski to BartowskiR
Fred Willard must have a great agent. The guy is everywhere these days. After just finishing up a guest spot on ‘Modern Family’, the actor also made an appearance on ‘Chuck’ this past Monday. Better still, ...
‘Modern Family’ 1.21 Recap: The Dunphy’s Get a
Fred Willard guest stars in an excellent episode of ‘Modern Family’ that puts Cameron behind a drum set and Manny in fear for his life.