All the things we loved about previous Simon Pegg/Nick Frost movies “Shaun of the Dead,” “Hot Fuzz” and “Paul” are present again in the pub-crawl comedy “The World’s End”: A bit of smart humor (the first […]
Vince Vaughn and Owen Wilson are both experts at playing confident guys in situations where they have no business being confident. Despite their almost identical acting styles, they play off each other well, seeming like […]
I wonder if “We’re the Millers” even had a casting call. Jason Sudeikis is as comfortable in his role as the small-time drug dealer who heads up the faux Miller clan as Vince Vaughn was in “Wedding […]
The previews before my screening of “This Is the End” included “Grown-Ups 2,” and I’m glad I saw it, otherwise I would’ve assumed Adam Sandler and friends would be making a funny movie to make up for […]
I suppose I’ll be the first person to say this, but: “The Mindy Project” is better than “New Girl.” It has been since about January, and Tuesday’s season finale was yet another indication that Mindy and the boys have […]
The 2012 college a cappella comedy “Pitch Perfect” (now on DVD) is a nice snapshot of youth culture as it features some of the expected cliques and snobbery — but not too much. When a “Star Wars”- […]
I have to admit that I’m kind of stunned to look at Judd Apatow’s resume and see he has only been a writer-director on four movies: The excellent “40 Year Old Virgin” (2005) and “Knocked […]
Michael Arndt will join a select group when he writes “Star Wars: Episode VII,” slated for a 2015 release. Although there are four previous “Star Wars” movie writers among the six episodes, only two of […]
Two stylized films recently released on DVD take unconventional approaches to love stories. In both cases, the ambition slightly outstrips the execution, but both “Safety Not Guaranteed” and “Moonrise Kingdom” held my attention and are worth a rental. The […]
With the premise of a writer whose fictional dream girl magically comes to life, “Ruby Sparks” (now on DVD) seemed like a movie I would love. As it turns out, I merely liked it. Certainly, there is […]