‘We’re No Angels’ (1989) playfully pillories the pious
Mamet Monday (Movie review): “We’re No Angels” is a smart comedy that aimed for a theist and atheist audience, but didn’t find either.
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‘We’re No Angels’ (1989) playfully pillories the pious
‘Ghostbusters’ (1984) masterfully mixes comedy, critique
Throwback Thursday (Movie review): “Ghostbusters” masterfully mixes genres as it chronicles a small business and critiques government agencies.
‘Happy Death Day 2U’ wrings more fun out of ‘repeated day’ premise with clever genre-hop (Movie review)
It’s accurate to call “Happy Death Day 2U” a dumb movie, and accurate to call it a smart movie. It seems as if Blumhouse studio asked writer-director Christopher Landon (who also directed the 2017 original, […]
‘Fighting with My Family’ is a fairly lightweight biopic, but Florence Pugh is a champion in the main role (Movie review)
“Fighting with My Family” doesn’t redefine the sports biopic genre, which in a way is too bad because professional wrestling is such an unusual thing, sitting on the border between athletics and entertainment. It might […]
‘iZombie’ Season 5 aims to continue delicate balance
First episode impressions (TV review): Rose McIver’s comic-book dramedy returns for its final season.
‘Can’t Hardly Wait’ (1998) is a generation’s graduation party
Throwback Thursday (Movie review): This sweet comedy stands as a generation’s benchmark graduation party film.
‘Bad Boys II’ (2003) both funnier and stupider
Throwback Thursday (Movie review): Lawrence and Smith continue to elevate the material in this sequel.
The top 100 ‘Crazy Ex-Girlfriend’ songs, ranked
Music rankings: Judging the song itself, the choreography and the performances, here are my selections for the top 100 “CXG” songs.
‘Bad Boys’ (1995) gets by on sheer will of Smith and Lawrence
Throwback Thursday (Movie review): Michael Bay’s breakthrough film holds up largely because of Smith and Lawrence.
DCEU lightens up with funny ‘Shazam!’
Movie review: “Shazam!” is a funny and family-friendly addition to the DC Extended Universe.