• March 15, 2016
• At Home, Comedy, Romance

As in, why was this film necessary? Why was it made? It’s been more than a decade since My Big Fat Greek Wedding, and I’m not sure that, at...

• July 12, 2015
• At Home, Comedy, Drama, Romance

I can only assume that the disjointed, scattered, confusing, illogical and, sadly, mostly unentertaining film from writer-director Cameron Crowe somehow fell victim to over-editing or excessive tinkering that ultimately...

• January 3, 2015
• At Home, Comedy, Romance

There aren’t a lot of sweet movies these days, and by “sweet” I don’t mean sentimental or family friendly. I mean nice movies about regular folks. Elsa and Fred...

• October 13, 2014
• At Home, Comedy

Yes, this is the comedy about an abortion. Let’s just get that out of the way. For a topic that affects over a million women a year in the...

• September 2, 2014
• At Home, Comedy

Jim (Adam Sandler) is a single dad of three girls. Lauren (Drew Barrymore) is a single mom of two boys. Jim and Lauren meet at Hooters (har!) for a...

• August 6, 2014
• At Home, Comedy

Because even though both Cameron Diaz and Leslie Mann are women, and play characters with names (Carly and Kate, respectively), the ONLY thing they ever talk about in this...

• June 19, 2014
• At Home, Comedy, Drama, Romance

Jessica Stein, a typical neurotic Jewish Princess New Yorker (who, for some reason, movies have always thought are much more interesting than Gretel, bland farm girl from Kansas), has...

• May 20, 2014
• At Home, Comedy, Romance

Let me preface this review by saying: I am not a fan of blue comedy. I don’t find “talking dirty” to be particularly compelling (or hilarious) entertainment, and I...

• February 18, 2014
• At Home, Comedy, Romance

Montana (Paula Patton) is a charming, independent woman. She’s a flight attendant, has her own place, travels the world, and hangs out with her two BFFs (Adam Brody and...

• February 8, 2014
• At Home, Comedy, Romance

I remember kind of loving Ten Things I Hate About You when I first saw it in college.  I was just the right age to appreciate the film, and...

• February 8, 2014
• At Home, Comedy, Romance

27 Dresses taps current Hollywood It Girl Katherine Heigl to star as Jane, a perpetual bridesmaid, who lurrrrrrrrrrrrrves weddings and has been in a whopping 27 ceremonies. But Jane’s...

• January 14, 2014
• At Home, Comedy, Romance

Quiet, understated, mature, funny and poignant, Holofcener’s latest offering is the kind of slice-of-life movie that makes you feel like you’re spending time with a bunch of folks you...