PHILIP BARRETT: Sometimes, one can expect too much out of a film. It’s not the fault of the film itself, but more on the audience and trailers. The Matrix sequels are the best, recent example of this as most were left generally disappointed. Time at this point has not been kind to either of them [...]
From the inventive mind of Judd Apatow is the latest creation, Funny People. The new dramedy centers around comedian George Simmons (Adam Sandler) who has a near death experience that, with the help of his newfound friend and comedian Ira Wright (Seth Rogen), sends him into a refreshed mindset of what things in life are [...]
Year One wants it’s audience to believe it’s Agent Sands at the end of Once Upon A Time In Mexico. The film blindly fires it’s comedy at us, hoping things will hit us and evoke mountains of laughter. Why shouldn’t it? It’s directed by Harold “Egon” Ramis who’s done some decent comedy directing and is [...]
This quirky, romantic, comedy is from the minds that brought you 40-year-old Virgin, Knocked-up, and Super Bad.
Peter Bretter (Jason Segel) is a struggling musician who makes the between scenes music (think Law and Order’s dun dun) for the hit crime show Crime Scene. His five-year relationship to Sarah Marshall (Kristen Bell), the star of Crime [...]
