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Good Boys Review: Super-Young Superbad

Deirdre Crimmins — Thu, 15 Aug 2019 16:00:22 +0000

Sixth grade can be a weird time for kids. Good Boys makes light of that awkward phase with a lot of humor, but to mixed results. While it’s all about young kids, this is most definitely not a movie for kids. Max (Jacob Tremblay) is a pretty average 12-year-old. He gets along fine with his...

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‘Keanu’ Review: The Cat’s Meow

Philip Brown — Thu, 28 Apr 2016 19:00:28 +0000

Transitioning from sketch comedy to feature films ain’t easy. Generally, the results feel either like a single sketch overextended to 90 minutes or a series of premises loosely assembled into an unsatisfying narrative. Thankfully, Keegan Michael-Key and Jordan Peele (a.k.a. ‘Key & Peele’, duh) have pulled off the transition by simply making a funny movie...

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‘She’s Funny That Way’ Review: Not That Funny

Philip Brown — Fri, 14 Aug 2015 16:00:39 +0000

Of all the great American directors of the 1970s, few have suffered a fall from grace as dramatically as Peter Bogdanovich. His latest effort, ‘She’s Funny That Way’, doesn’t do much to suggest that the filmmaker has much left in the tank. To be fair, it has also clearly been reworked endlessly in editing. It’s...

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‘The Last Man on Earth’ Pilot Recap: “There’s Really No Wrong Way to Use a Margarita Pool”

Josh Zyber — Tue, 03 Mar 2015 14:00:45 +0000

How long can a weekly TV comedy with just one character sustain its joke? Creators Chris Miller and Phil Lord (those goofball geniuses behind the ‘Jump Street’ and ‘Lego Movie’ franchises) and co-creator/star Will Forte put that premise to the test with the new Fox sitcom ‘The Last Man on Earth’. The first pair of...

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‘Life of Crime’ Review: Within Sight, Not Quite Out of It

Philip Brown — Thu, 28 Aug 2014 16:00:46 +0000

Over the years, quite a few filmmakers have taken cracks at nailing Elmore Leonard adaptations on the big screen, but very few have been successful (three to be exact: ‘Get Shorty’, ‘Jackie Brown’ and ‘Out of Sight’). ‘Life of Crime’ is the latest attempt to make a proper Leonard movie, and the good news is...

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Weekend Movies: Hollywood Takes a ‘Holiday’

Luke Hickman — Fri, 15 Nov 2013 17:00:06 +0000

Did you really think that someone had the stones to go up against the almighty ‘Thor’?! ‘The Best Man Holiday‘ is the sole wide release this weekend, but it certainly doesn’t stand a chance of winning the box office battle with the God of Thunder. I’d seen the trailers for ‘Best Man Holiday’, but didn’t...

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Now Playing: I’m in a ‘Nebraska’ State of Mind

Bryan Kluger — Fri, 15 Nov 2013 14:00:07 +0000

Alexander Payne has a knack for creating quirky characters in Oscar-winning films like ‘Sideways’ and ‘The Descendants’. His newest movie strikes a more somber note than his previous work, but still manages to deliver some laughs. The black-and-white road trip drama exposes a family’s appalling behavior when one member believes he’s hit a sweepstakes jackpot....

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Now Playing: Forecast Looks ‘Cloudy’

Aaron Peck — Fri, 27 Sep 2013 13:00:52 +0000

If you cast your net in the same place twice, you’re bound to come up a little empty the second time around. What? You don’t understand fishing metaphors? Well, let me explain. Like so many sequels before it, ‘Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2’ has trouble living up to the greatness of its predecessor....

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Sundance 2012 Preview: Park City at Midnight

Aaron Peck — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 20:00:58 +0000

Sundance’s “Park City at Midnight” category is one of my favorites. It’s an out-of-competition section that gives films a chance they wouldn’t necessarily get at a prestigious film festival like this. Horror and dark comedies are the types of movies that you can expect from this section of the festival. Movies from the past couple...

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NBC Thursday Night Comedy 12/9/10 Recap: “I Could Have a Corner Seat at the K-Mart Cafe Right Now!”

Dick Ward — Fri, 10 Dec 2010 16:00:21 +0000

The Christmas season really switches things up. People spend money like crazy, stressing themselves out over little things. And folks that seem so calm get wrapped up into the spirit. Even stranger, ‘The Office’ was the best show on Thursday night. Community I said last week that the stop-motion ‘Community’ Christmas special was “guaranteed to...

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NBC Thursday Night Comedy 12/2/10 Recap: “I Ate My Father-Pig!”

Dick Ward — Fri, 03 Dec 2010 15:00:37 +0000

Things are right on track for NBC’s Thursday night comedies, though we’re left with some pretty interesting questions about some of the characters. More importantly, we’re left with one giant mystery: Do you hyphenate “father-pig” or does it become one word when said in that context? Community To say that an episode of ‘Community’ is...

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NBC Thursday Night Comedy 5/20/10 Recap: NBC Finishes Up Strong

Dick Ward — Fri, 21 May 2010 17:00:35 +0000

Things wrapped up for NBC’s Thursday night comedy lineup this week. It was a pretty strong showing all around. If you watched these on Hulu or skipped through the commercials, you missed out the real highlight of the night. Community – Pascal’s Triangle Revisited ‘Community’ got a finale full of drama, romance, and some closure....

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