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Stuber Review: That Stupid Uber Movie

Deirdre Crimmins — Wed, 10 Jul 2019 16:00:36 +0000

Mismatched buddy-cop comedies go way back to the dawn of cinema. Stuber will never enter the history books as one of the greats, but a few jokes save it from being a total loss. Stu (Kumail Nanjiani) is a sporting goods employee who drives for Uber on evenings and weekends. Get it? Stu + Uber...

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Men in Black: International Review – New Cast, Same Everything Else

Deirdre Crimmins — Fri, 14 Jun 2019 12:00:41 +0000

When it comes to the breadth of quality in cinema, there’s a classically shaped bell curve. That is to say, most films are just “fine.” Men in Black: International sits squarely in that population. The fourth in the sci-fi comedy series, Men in Black: International follows the formula that we’re used to seeing from the...

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2019 Oscar Nominations

Josh Zyber — Tue, 22 Jan 2019 17:00:17 +0000

Despite all the brouhaha about Kevin Hart being invited to host, and then being uninvited to host, and then maybe being reconsidered for an invite, and so forth, there will in fact still be an Oscar Award show this year. The nominations were announced this morning. Does anyone still care at this point? At the...

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‘Poop Talk’ Review: Exactly What the Title Says

Philip Brown — Thu, 15 Feb 2018 17:00:52 +0000

That’s right, someone made a documentary entirely about poop. I suppose it shouldn’t be too surprising. There are documentaries about every topic. Why should poop get left out? Thankfully, ‘Poop Talk’ is not some sort of sincere and dry documentary about the history of dropping logs. Instead, it’s packed with comedians diving into the smelliest...

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‘The Big Sick’ Contest Results

Josh Zyber — Thu, 28 Sep 2017 12:00:11 +0000

Are you sick with anticipation waiting for the results of our last contest? We’ve got the cure – five Blu-ray copies of ‘The Big Sick’ that we’re giving away today! As explained in the original post, we challenged you to provide funny or clever captions for the following image: Honorable Mentions NJScorpio: “…big SICK…I said,...

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Contest: Win ‘The Big Sick’ on Blu-ray!

Josh Zyber — Wed, 20 Sep 2017 12:00:45 +0000

Yes, two contests in one week! Our latest prize is totally sick! We’re giving away Kumail Nanjiani’s acclaimed indie comedy/drama ‘The Big Sick‘ on Blu-ray. Enter for your chance to win. You should know the drill by now. To win a copy of the disc, all you have to do is participate in our photo...

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‘The Big Sick’ Review: A Cure for the Ailing Rom-Com

Philip Brown — Fri, 30 Jun 2017 16:00:15 +0000

The rom-com has been in rough shape over the last few years. Thankfully, Kumail Nanjiani and his wife Emily V. Gordon were able to take their unique and true love story and transform it into one of the most moving, hilarious and original spins on age-old romantic comedy tropes in years. The film essentially crams...

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‘Fist Fight’ Review: Slapdash Comedy

Philip Brown — Fri, 17 Feb 2017 19:00:21 +0000

‘Fist Fight’ is yet another studio comedy that has a decent premise, a pair of strong leads, a handful of hilarious supporting players, and then a plot that is essentially filler. It has some laughs, but they all come in the margins and in isolation. Any time the script takes over, the movie is a...

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Sundance Journal: ‘The Big Sick’

Luke Hickman — Thu, 02 Feb 2017 18:00:59 +0000

I have yet to watch an episode of HBO’s hit comedy ‘Silicon Valley’, so ‘The Big Sick’ was my introduction to Pakistani comedian-turned-actor/writer Kumail Nanjiani. With the help of producers Judd Apatow and Berry Mendel, Nanjiani makes his debut as the lead in an autobiographical dramedy that he co-wrote with his wife, Emily V. Gordon....

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‘Hello, My Name Is Doris’ Review: Charmingly and Knowingly Hilarious

Philip Brown — Thu, 28 Apr 2016 16:00:22 +0000

There are so many ways in which ‘Hello, My Name Is Doris’ could and perhaps should have gone wrong. It could have been too sickly sweet and fantastical. It could have been too cynically sarcastic and self-conscious. Yet somehow, the movie finds a nice sweet spot in the middle. It’s a feel-good movie for people...

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‘The X Files’ 10.03 Recap: “I Forgot How Much Fun These Cases Could Be”

Josh Zyber — Wed, 03 Feb 2016 14:00:07 +0000

Now we’re talking! If the new season of ‘The X Files’ underwhelmed at first, the third episode is an instant classic that justifies the entire revival. ‘Mulder & Scully Meet the Were-monster’ was written and directed by Darin Morgan, the loopy genius who wrote several of the original show’s very best episodes. Namely: ‘Humbug’ (season...

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