Release Date: June 7, 2019Cast: Emma Thompson, Mindy Kaling, Max Casella, Hugh DancyDirector: Nisha GanatraStudio: FilmNation Entertainment, 30West, Imperative Entertainment, 3 Arts Entertainment, Kaling InternationalDistributor: Amazon StudiosSpoilers: MildIMDB | Rotten Tomatoes | Wikipedia Late Night is a perfectly cute, charming movie that tries to do too much and doesn’t end up executing anything particularly well. The main story follows Mindy […]
What Men Want – The Same Thing Everyone Wants, a Better Movie
Release Date: February 8th, 2019Cast: Taraji P. Henson, Aldis Hodge, Richard Roundtree, Wendi McLendon-Covey and Tracy Morgan. Director: Adam Shankman Studio: Will Packer Productions, Paramount Players, BET Films Distributor: Paramount PicturesSpoilers: MildIMDB | Rotten Tomatoes | Wikipedia What Men Want is the reimagined remake (spiritual sequel?) to the 2000 Mel Gibson/Helen Hunt What Women Want that follows the same formula. A high-powered workaholic gets Opposite […]
Brick by Brick: The Franchise Continues with Lego Movie 2
Release Date: February 8th, 2019Cast: Chris Pratt, Elizabeth Banks, Will Arnett, Charlie Day, Alison Brie, Nick Offerman, and Will Ferrell Director: Mike Mitchell Studio: Warner Animation Studio, LEGO System A/S, Rideback, Lord Miller Productions, Vertigo EntertainmentDistributor: Warner Bros. PicturesSpoilers: MildIMDB | Rotten Tomatoes | Wikipedia After five years and two spin-offs we go back to Bricksburg to see what’s new with […]
Do yourself a favor and go see A Simple Favor
Release Date: September 14, 2018 Cast: Anna Kendrick, Blake Lively, Henry Golding Director: Paul Feig Studio: Lionsgate, Feigco Entertainment Distributor: Lionsgate IMDB | Rotten Tomatoes | Wikipedia A Simple Favor was a big surprise! From all the trailers, the movie looked like it was going to be a pulpy, housewife thriller. Instead, it’s a brilliantly paced comedic mystery. Most […]
The Spy Who Dumped Me: A Case of Mistaken Marketing
Release Date: August 3, 2018 Cast: Mila Kunis, Kate McKinnon, Justin Theroux, Sam Heughan, Gillian Anderson Director: Susanna Fogel Studio: Imagine Entertainment; Lionsgate Distributor: Lionsgate IMDB | Rotten Tomatoes | Wikipedia Spoilers: Low When I walked out of the theater, my boyfriend said something that made so much sense the more I thought about it: this movie should not […]
A Puffs Piece: Witches and Wizards take over New World Stages in this Fantastic Comedy
Game of Thrones just started, Wonder Woman is out, and The Doctor is officially a woman. How much more fandom news can a Nerdophile take? Well, in New York City, there’s a piece of theatre that’s made it’s name as a hilarious romp through a magical world. Puffs Or: Seven […]
The Lovers, 2017 Edition
Release Date: May 12th, 2017 Cast: Debra Winger, Tracy Letts, Aidan Gillen, Melora Walters, Tyler Ross, Jessica Sula Director: Azazel Jacobs Studio: A24 Distributor: A24 Genre: Comedy Romance Review Spoilers: Low IMDB | Rotten Tomatoes | Wikipedia A24 is back and crushing it again with Azazel Jacob’s The Lovers. The Lovers follows married couple Michael, played […]
Office Christmas Party, What You Want But Can Never Have
Release Date: December 9th, 2016 Cast: Jason Bateman, T.J. Miller, Olivia Munn, Kate McKinnon, Jennifer Aniston Director: Josh Gordon, Will Speck Studio: DreamWorks Pictures, Reliance Entertainment, Bluegrass Films Distributor: Paramount Pictures Genre: Comedy Review Spoilers: Low IMDB | Rotten Tomatoes | Wikipedia A Chicago based branch of a tech company s in dire straights. In […]
You Should Be Watching The Good Place
Let me ask you some questions. Do you like Master of None and Emmy Winners of color? Because “Chapter Two” of The Good Place is written by Alan Yang. Do you like Cabin the Woods as produced by Joss Whedon? Because the pilot, “Chapter One,” was directed by Joss Whedon’s protege Drew Goddard, […]
SDCC 2016: The Cast and Show Runners Behind People of Earth Talk About Their Brand-New Sci-Fi Comedy
Have you ever wondered if aliens are real? Ever wondered if there was any truth to those stories that people have been abducted by aliens? Those are the sort of questions that lay at the heart of TBS’s upcoming comedy, People of Earth. The series focuses on a support group […]