I wasn’t a huge fan of Anchorman or, really, any Will Ferrell comedies (don’t hate him and some are better than others but I guess I’ve never drank his Kool-Aid). But it had its absurdist moments and I laughed enough … Continue reading
I went to see Saving Mr. Banks – the movie that tells the story of the making of Mary Poppins – or specifically the struggle to get the author of the books (which I didn’t realize existed until I saw … Continue reading
Caught an early show of Disney’s new animated movie Frozen… A super charming and adorable flick with good songs and big laughs and a whole lot of heart. Totally recommended as one of the best animated flicks of the past … Continue reading
Saw the new Vince Vaughn sweet, good-natured comedy Delivery Man which has the bad habit of not being funny… though it does manage to be fairly sweet, I suppose. It’s a good enough movie as long as you aren’t looking … Continue reading
Saw Last Vegas – the new comedy starring Robert DeNiro, Morgan Freeman, Michael Douglas, Kevin Kline, and Mary Steenburgen (with Red Foo and 50 Cent in random cameos). Four old friends go to Vegas for one of their weddings and … Continue reading
Bad Grandpa… what you get out of this Jackass movie will depend on your ability to go with it and laugh at juvenile humor. I didn’t particularly like it… not because it wasn’t funny… but because its desire to (for … Continue reading
Saw a new digital indie film (via iTunes streaming) called Zero Charisma. A low-budget affair about tabletop RPG gamers. And a funny thing happened along the way to it being a generic, stereotype of nerd culture… it turned out to … Continue reading
I Saw Machete Kills… the sequel to the movie Machete which started out as a fake trailer in the movie Grindhouse. Machete was a trashy fun movie that had something to do with something, Mexican immigration, and a lot of … Continue reading
So I watched with detached disinterest the animated flick Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs on DVD only to realize suddenly while watching that the movie was kind of funny and absurdist. And then I realized I kind of liked … Continue reading
Went blind to an indie flick named A Strange Brand of Happy that’s playing in a bunch of local theaters (never seen a trailer, no idea what it’s about other than it’s a comedy). Well, it turns out that it’s … Continue reading