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‘Captain Underpants’ Review: Poop Happens

Philip Brown — Thu, 01 Jun 2017 19:00:23 +0000

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’s books, so presumably the film will appeal to tikes who love them and older kids who were raised on them. Despite the relentless...

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‘Storks’ Review: Missed Delivery

Philip Brown — Mon, 26 Sep 2016 17:00:25 +0000

Boy, there sure are a lot of talking animal cartoon movies these days, huh? Barely a month passes between these things anymore, and unless Pixar or Illumination is involved, they tend to run the gamut from mediocre to miserable with little variation. The new addition to this endless genre is ‘Storks’. It’s about those storks...

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‘Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising’ Review: A Non-Sucky Sequel

Philip Brown — Fri, 20 May 2016 14:00:42 +0000

Comedy sequels generally suck. We all know this. So it’s a pleasant surprise to say that ‘Neighbors 2’ doesn’t. It repeats the trick of the first movie by being better than anyone had any right to expect. ‘Neighbors‘ might be the highest grossing film on Seth Rogen’s lucrative live-action résumé, but you’d be hard pressed...

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‘Sex Tape’ Review: Tracking Error

Philip Brown — Fri, 18 Jul 2014 14:00:20 +0000

A sex tape sex comedy sounds damn near impossible to screw up, especially with a pair of comedic actors as game as Cameron Diaz and Jason Segel at the center. Unfortunately, something went drastically wrong at some point during production. This placid flick is neither provocative nor funny. Nope, it’s shockingly dull and an unfortunate...

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‘Neighbors’ Review: Frats, Families and Funnies

Philip Brown — Thu, 08 May 2014 16:00:18 +0000

If nothing else, give Seth Rogen credit for acknowledging his age. Sure, in his latest movie, ‘Neighbors’, he plays a stoner with a heart of gold who feuds with frat kids, but at least this time he’s playing a thirty-something stoner with a heart of gold feuding with frat kids. By Hollywood standards, that’s a...

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‘Muppets Most Wanted’ Review: An Almost Equal Sequel

Philip Brown — Thu, 20 Mar 2014 18:00:32 +0000

The Muppets had fallen on hard times by the time Disney picked them up and hired Jason Segel and Nick Stoller (based primarily on a single joke in ‘Forgetting Sarah Marshall’) to revive their felty ways. Yet, thanks to assigning folks who genuinely loved the source material, the Muppets’ charming comeback vehicle proved to be...

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Now Playing: Another Fantastic Segel/Stoller Collaboration

Luke Hickman — Fri, 27 Apr 2012 15:00:42 +0000

Jason Segel and Nicholas Stoller are maturing and it really shows in their latest flick, ‘The Five-Year Engagement’. Picking up right where the average rom-com would end – after the struggling couple ends up together – their new film shows what happens between the proposal and the wedding, and depicts all of the crap that...

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Now Playing: Wocka Wocka! ‘The Muppets’ Are Back!

Luke Hickman — Wed, 23 Nov 2011 16:00:14 +0000

The Muppets have always been an eclectic little group of characters whose comedy requires an acquired taste. Given my strong review for their new movie, simply titled ‘The Muppets’, you could easily jump to the conclusion that I am and have always been part of that fan base. In reality, it’s the opposite. Aside from...

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