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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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‘Sing’ Review: Contagiously Cute

Philip Brown — Thu, 22 Dec 2016 16:00:10 +0000

‘Sing’ is about as good as a movie about a bunch of cute CGI animals hosting a singing competition could possibly be. This is base level animated family comedy stuff, filled with celebrity voice acting and more pop culture references than the movie’s IMDb page could possibly handle. The emotional arcs are all pretty obvious....

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‘Loving’ Review: Heartfelt Historical Honesty

Philip Brown — Fri, 11 Nov 2016 16:00:10 +0000

‘Loving’ is one of those true life inspirational stories that tend to come out around Oscar season and coast by on message rather than content. Thankfully, this is one of the few examples that lives up to its origin and has quietly become one of the more important films of the year. A big reason...

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TIFF Journal: ‘Loving’

Philip Brown — Wed, 14 Sep 2016 17:00:26 +0000

‘Loving’ is one of those important historical dramas about groundbreaking folks who changed America. It’s also an incredibly intimate character study of two simple people uncertain of why their pure love could cause such wild controversy. The ways the movie stays so small and human make the latest feature from Jeff Nichols (‘Take Shelter’, ‘Midnight...

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‘Sausage Party’ Review: Dirty Pixar

Philip Brown — Thu, 11 Aug 2016 19:00:38 +0000

We aren’t quite there yet, but there will come a point when people recognize that Seth Rogen is actually a little underappreciated. He’s made some crap, sure, but when the guy actually writes and controls his projects with partner Evan Goldberg, there’s always some sort of clever genre game, surprisingly layer of emotional honesty, or...

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‘Adult Beginners’ Review: Because “Adult Swim” Was Already Taken…

Philip Brown — Fri, 08 May 2015 14:00:28 +0000

As the title suggests, ‘Adult Beginners’ is another one of those comedies about theoretically grown-up humans who are still little kids inside – you know, the type of comedy that’s been cranked out regularly since the Apatow revolution. It’s not a bad one, just not great. As a launching pad for Nick Kroll in the...

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TIFF Journal: ‘Adult Beginners’

Philip Brown — Wed, 17 Sep 2014 19:00:00 +0000

You know how hilarious it can be to watch grown-ass adults behave like children? Well, ‘Adult Beginners’ is another one of those movies. Thankfully, it’s also a pretty good one. Nick Kroll stars as a would-be entertainer whose Google-Glass-like product fails spectacularly at its launch party in the first scene, which essentially ruins his life...

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Aaron’s Top 10 Favorite TV Characters of 2011

Aaron Peck — Wed, 28 Dec 2011 20:00:35 +0000

Over the last few years, the TV landscape has seen a tremendous emergence of serialized dramas and comedies, along with premium cable channels that focus intently on original programming. A lot of interesting characters have passed our way on the small screen. Here are some of my favorites from shows that aired in the past...

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NBC Thursday Night Comedy 2/17/11 Recap: “You Can’t Disappoint a Picture!”

Dick Ward — Tue, 22 Feb 2011 16:00:34 +0000

Last Thursday was a good night for NBC’s comedies. ‘Community’ excelled, ‘Parks and Recreation’ shone, and ‘The Office’ did things a little differently than usual. Community I’m beginning to think that the writers of ‘Community’ occupy a space inside my head. That, or they’ve implanted some sort of chip into my skull to arrange the...

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