A lot of films surprised me this year with their wit, charm and self-reflexivity—Kung Fu Panda 2, Gnomeo & Juliet, Drive Angry—but The Muppets’ enormously clever advertising campaign alone made sure it would be one of the year’s best. I was not disappointed. For someone who grew up watching the Muppets in their many filmic …
50/50, the latest movie from director Jonathan Levine (All The Boys Love Mandy Lane, The Wackness) is a film about friendship, family and cancer. Based on screenwriter Will Reiser’s personal experience, the film follows Adam Lerner (Joseph Gordon-Levitt) as he deals with having cancer and the support that comes along with it. His best …
Okay. Look at that title. You know why you’re here, I know why I’m here. This movie’s been getting a gigantic media push over the last three months, trying to make it seem like a big, blockbuster movie on par with your Transformers or your new Marvel cinematic continuity. And now, for some unfathomable reason, you’ve …
In 2009, when the outbreak of the H1N1 virus infiltrated public consciousness, the reaction was one of mass germophobia. This is when we began to see hand sanitizer stations popping up in schools, hospitals and offices, with the companies producing them reaping all the benefits. These are the themes that surround Steven Soderbergh’s Contagion. The …
Drive, the newest film by Nicolas Winding Refn (Bronson, Valhalla Rising), is the epitome of cool: cool guys, cool cars, cool chases and cool fights. These are things that never go out of style. And indeed the characters and scenarios in Drive are straight out of the B-movies and action flicks of the 1970s and …
For the millions that love Dave Chappelle as much as I do, the more frequent appearances that he is having in the media (from his well-documented muscle gaining to surprise comedy shows) is amazing news. So what does that make a radio interview? Answer: A must-watch. Dave sat down with Doghouse FM to talk about a …
For the uninitiated – 50/50 is an upcoming cancer comedy – yes, comedy – starring Seth Rogen and Joseph Gordon-Levitt. And while its first trailer was focused more on the serious, more dramatic bits of the film, the newest trailer shows its funnier side. You can check out the new trailer below. 50/50 is in …
Steve Carell‘s newest output is Crazy Stupid Love, a film that also boasts Ryan Gosling, Julianne Moore and Emma Stone among its cast. The guys at FunnyorDie put this video together which chronicles his insane contract demands. It’s hilarious. Watch it below.
I haven’t seen much in theaters recently–it’s probably because my genre of choice, horror, has been kind of slack for the past few months. So, hungover and in a mood to see a movie, I saw Horrible Bosses in theaters tonight and all those gurgly stomach issues went away for an hour forty. The …
Looks to me like Paranormal Activity 3 will be a prequel. Not that that’s a bad thing… After hand-held-camera action in the first two films, we’ll be going back to the 1980s for retro hand-held-camera footage chronicling how this unlucky family attained a demon. It’s in theaters in October (as usual) and it’s by the …
