I think I’d like to see an alternate cut of Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates that just focuses on Aubrey Plaza’s face in every shot. The master of deadpan, with eyes that never match a smile that suddenly lights up her face to lure a hapless guy… let’s just say she cracks me up. …
If you recall, I actually quite enjoyed Neighbors! Sure, I was surprised that I liked it, but still. It was funny, and had an unexpected layer of heart! Unfortunately, the same cannot really be said for its successor, which finds about-to-move-to-a-new-house Mac (Seth Rogen) and Kelly (Rose Byrne) stuck in escrow for 30 days, while …
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And, you know, maybe I shouldn’t have dreaded it as much as I did. After all, it’s directed by Nicholas Stoller, who’s responsible for a trio of enjoyable comedies: Forgetting Sarah Marshall, Get Him to the Greek (which I loved) and The Five-Year Engagement (Emily Blunt – ‘nuff said). So, to discover that this Seth …
At one point in That Awkward Moment, one of the guys in the film mentions Jerry Maguire. Almost in unison, they all exclaim, “I LOVE Jerry Maguire!” Of course they do! Once that was stated, I couldn’t get it out of my head. That Awkward Moment is like a Jerry Maguire for a new generation: …
17 Again wastes no time appeasing its target audience: In the opening sequence, we get to see Zac Efron shirtless (six-pack gleaming with sweat), shooting baskets with ease, smiling his dreamboat smile, dancing with the cheerleaders, and furrowing his brow with concern over a girl. Swooooon. He is sooooo CUTE! I mean, really. He really …
Zac Ephron stars as Jack Jansen, the virginal son of a newspaperman who tags along as his brother, Ward (Matthew McConaughey), investigates the case of Hillary Van Wetter (John Cusack), a backwater psychopath on death row who claims he was framed for the murder of the local sheriff. Certain that this is his career-making story, …