Category: Comedy
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The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel: British in repose
The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel – 2012 Director John Madden Starring Dame Judi Dench, Bill Nighy, Penelope Wilton, Dame Maggie Smith, Tom Wilkinson, Ronald Pickup, Celia Imrie, Dev Patel, Tena Desae Screenplay Ol Parker “Why would you not go out? There’s so much to see. All life is here, Mrs. Ainsle.” The relationship between India and England is…
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Friends with Kids: I’m pretty sure they’re cooler than we are
Friends with Kids – 2012 Written and Directed by Jennifer Westfeldt Starring Adam Scott, Jennifer Westfeldt, Jon Hamm, Kristin Wiig, Maya Rudolph, Chris O’Dowd, Megan Fox, Edward Burns From the moment the camera starts, we are treated to a cover of the book, The God Delusion, by Richard Dawkins. That’s life in the big city. You get…
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Get the Gringo is an excellent film featuring an excellent filmmaker
Get the Gringo – 2012 Director Adrian Grunberg Starring Mel Gibson, Kevin Hernandez, Delores Heridia, Peter Stormare, Daniel Giménez Cacho, Dean Norris, Bob Gunton, Peter Gerety Screenplay Stacie Perskie, Grunberg and Gibson For those of you who think the events of his life have rendered Mel Gibson’s career dead should think again. Get the Gringo is a continuance of…
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The Three Stooges is a win, any way you figure it
The Three Stooges – 2012 Directed by Bobby and Peter Farrelly Starring Chris Diamantopoulos, Sean Hayes, Will Sasso, Jane Lynch, Larry David, Sofia Vergara, Craig Bierko, Stephen Collins, Lin Shaye, Brian Doyle-Murray, The Cast of the Jersey Shore Screenplay by Mike Cerrone and The Farrelly Brothers Never having been a fan of The Stooges, I was nonplussed when…
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The Campaign flies gleefully off the rails in the most vulgar way possible
The Campaign – 2012 Directed by Jay Roach Starring Will Ferrell, Zach Galifianakis, Jason Sudeikis, Katherine LaNasa, Dylan McDermott, John Lithgow, Dan Aykroyd, Brian Cox Screenplay by Chris Henchy, Shawn Harwell Jay Roach has been doing political stuff on cable over the last few years. First Recount and then Game Change, were not so much comedy as they were…
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American Reunion: How much Pie is too much?
American Reunion – 2012 Written and Directed by Jon Hurwitz and Hayden Schlossberg Starring Jason Briggs, Alyson Hannigan, Chris Klein, Thomas Ian Nicholas, Tara Reid, Sean William Scott, Mena Suvari, Eddie Kaye Thomas, John Cho, Eugene Levy, Katrina Bowden, Ali Corbin, Jennifer Coolidge So, Chris Klein hasn’t been up to much in 3 years. I am not…
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Project X: For all of those who never enjoyed a High School party at another’s expense
Project X – 2012 Directed by Nima Nourizadeh Starring Thomas Mann, Oliver Cooper, Jonathan Daniel Brown, Kirby Bliss Blanton, Alexis Knapp, Dax Flame Screenplay by Matt Drake, Michael Bacall “Oh my God,” says the guy holding the camera, “Dude that sign f#$@ing worked.” Of course it did, because it’s part of the script. Project X is a movie with many qualities.…
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