• July 12, 2016
• At Home, Comedy

Ben Stiller and Naomi Watts play a childless 40-something couple that realizes that (technically speaking at least) they are (gasp!) middle aged. Now, let me put this review on...

• February 12, 2016
• At Home, Comedy

When the trailers for Zoolander 2 started being teased, I was surprised how many people I knew were genuinely excited about the movie. Maybe I was wrong when I...

• March 15, 2015
• Adventure, At Home, Family

In fact, the paper-thin yawner of a plot might be summed up thusly: Larry Daley (Ben Stiller) and his smart-ass teenaged son (Skyler Gisondo) travel to England and run...

• December 27, 2014
• At Home, Drama

If you find yourself driven to distraction waiting for new Viggo Mortensen movies to come out, watch Fresh Horses. If you’ve ever cursed Hollywood for not recognizing Viggo’s talent...

• July 25, 2014
• At Home, Comedy

Vince Vaughn stars as Peter La Fleur, an aimless but contented slacker who runs Average Joe’s gymnasium – a sort of haven for the geeky, the unathletic and the...

• April 18, 2014
• Adventure, At Home, Comedy, Drama

Ben Stiller (who also directs) stars as the titular character, a one-time mohawked teenaged skateboarder, who deflated into a bland, working-stiff adult life after the death of his father....

• December 31, 2012
• At Home, Comedy

Though not quite a komedy klassic, the male model spoof Zoolander is definitely good for some cheap-and-easy laughs (and even a few guffaws). Ben Stiller plays Derek Zoolander, a...

• November 11, 2009
• Moviepie Musings

It is common knowledge that actors and other celebrities are airbrushed for mass consumption. In print advertising, everyone is gorgeous, thinner, and has no pores. But one trend that...

• May 22, 2009
• Action, At Home, Family

It’s two years later (in movie time) and Larry Daley (Ben Stiller, deadpan and befuddled in the perfect way) has abandoned his security gig at NYC’s Museum of Natural...

• December 18, 2006
• Action, At Home, Family

Ben Stiller is Larry Daley, a divorced dad who’s suffered a string of bad ideas that led to crappy jobs, multiple relocations and assorted disappointments for his pre-teen son,...

• January 16, 2004
• At Home, Comedy, Romance

Reuben Feffer (Ben Stiller) is a guy who likes things that are safe and well-planned out. He works at a big insurance company, assessing the risks involved in insuring...