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Posts Tagged ‘comedy’

Movie Reviews: Dinner for Schmucks, Get Him to the Greek, Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

October 1st, 2010

Dinner for Schmucks (2010) Sometimes, you just need to relax with a mindless comedy and that’s partly why I took the time to watch Dinner for Schmucks. Starring Paul Rudd as yet another Joe Everyman and Steve Carell as another socially awkward character, Dinner for Schmucks isn’t quite sure where it finds itself on the [...]

More Movie Reviews – The Informant, Inglourious Basterds, I Love You Man

November 23rd, 2009

The Informant! (2009) Matt Damon got an honorable mention in my post about five actors I enjoy watching most for a reason. Whether he’s being thoughtful and contemplative in Good Will Hunting or he is running through narrow streets with some really shaky camera work in The Bourne Ultimatum, Damon is just entertaining. The same [...]

Four TV Shows I Wish Were Still on TV

October 16th, 2009

While there are certainly many television shows that worth watching these days — Fringe, House, The Office, and so on — there are many more that are no longer on the air. Yes, it is positively possible that I am viewing these classics through rose-tinted glasses, but I’d still like to see them come back [...]

Movie Review Sunday: Ice Age 3, Role Models

July 26th, 2009

Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs Computer-generated animation? Check. Cute talking animals placed in anthropomorphic situations? Check. Cheesy plastic 3D glasses? Check. On the surface, it would look like 20th Century Fox has figured out the formula to a family-friendly cartoon with plenty of merchandising possibilities. That’s on the surface. The execution of this formula, [...]

Taylor Swift Is So Gangsta? (Video)

June 21st, 2009

As an actor, writer, or just about anyone in the creative arts, you want to be recognized for your strengths. At the same time, you don’t want to get pigeon-holed into just a single niche, because it means that you’ll have a very difficult time branching out into other areas. It seems that Taylor Swift, [...]