The Family Fang (2016)
“If you’re in control, then the chaos will happen around you and not to you.” After sitting through Jason Bateman’s previous directorial effort, 2013’s slandering and loud-mouthed Bad Words, I came into […]
Category Archives: Comedy
Everybody Wants Some!! (2016)
“Finding the tangents in the framework; therein lies the artistry.” I remember my first day on a college campus as clearly as I do the last. Arrived as an angelic […]
Keanu (2016)
“That was considerate as f***. Keanu is the freshman foray into film for Keegan-Michael Key and Jordan Peele, the creators behind one of TV’s all-time best sketch comedy series. Peele is one […]
Krisha (2016)
“I’m working on finding a peaceful person inside me.” Taking place on a Thanksgiving day that feels as thinly stretched and elongated as conversation with a distanced relative, Krisha – an entirely […]
The Boss (2016)
“Thank you for the groveling.” The Boss is not the kind of movie that I typically enjoy. Overlong and errant ad-libbing, underwhelming direction, written without finesse. Grade it on paper and […]
My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2 (2016)
“There you go.” Back in 2002, moviegoers were steamrolled by an itty bitty movie that went on to become one of the most financially successful films of all time. My Big Fat […]
The Top 50 Films of 2015
Now that the 2015 calendar is long since in the rearview, I’ve been able to catch up on the rest of my extensive must-see list for the year. Granted, although […]
Hello, My Name is Doris (2016)
“We’ve all got fears.” There’s been a positive trend going on in movies lately, allowing stories to revolve around grown women actually living and behaving like grown women, and the […]
Get a Job (2016)
“I need you to step up.” Thanks to the footprint of the internet, we live in a time where nothing really ever dies; instead they’re simply forgotten. That’s what makes Get […]
The Lady in the Van (2016)
“I am a sick woman.” This “mostly true story” is one that’s also mostly contrived and manipulative. My personal feelings towards The Lady in the Van are much maligned because, in the […]
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