While promoting “War Dogs” on “Live!”, Kelly Ripa asked star Jonah Hill, “Did you get to meet the person you play?” Hill replied, while chuckling and with a smile, “No. He’s, like, suing us and stuff. I probably shouldn’t talk about it.” “War Dogs” has some legitimate controversy behind it, with the man Hill portrays, […]
Here’s the list of ingredients for every Seth Rogen adult, raunchy comedy: – 15% original, funny, clean material – 20% original, funny but inappropriate material – 25% unoriginal, unfunny, inappropriate material – and 40% filler His latest – “Sausage Party” – follows this recipe exactly – oh, and it also includes the most pornographic 5-minute […]
Bryan Cranston continues his winning streak with “The Infiltrator” – a film which proves that a true story crime thriller doesn’t need shoot ’em-up scenes every 10 minutes to keep you hooked. It’s 1985. The War on Drugs is the hot-button political issue and Cranston’s undercover U.S. Customs agent Bob Mazur decides to take-on one, […]
So, hear me out: In this year of superhero saturation, sequels that didn’t need to be made (and no one wanted to see) and talking animated animals, “Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates” is one of the best times I’ve had at the movies. Surprised, right? Yeah, you’re not alone. I expected “Mike and Dave” to […]
“Popstar : Never Stop Never Stopping” comes from Andy Samberg and his Lonely Island team. They were a breakout hit on “Saturday Night Live”, and now they’ve written, directed, produced and star in their first feature – a satirical spoof on the contemporary music culture. And while there are some spot-on jabs at all kinds […]
“The Nice Guys” captures the rich flavor of the 70s, thanks to director Shane Black (“Iron Man 3”). He assembles a likable leading pair in Russell Crowe and Ryan Gosling, who play incompetent private eyes Jackson Healy and Holland March. These longtime detectives partner-up to investigate the disappearance of a young girl involved in the […]
“Neighbors” was Universal’s highest-grossing movie of 2014, so it’s no surprise that the studio decided to ring the doorbell again. Like “22 Jump Street”, “Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising” doesn’t hide the fact that it’s basically rehashing the same plot. The difference: Channing Tatum and Jonah Hill’s second go-around as undercover cops was consistently funny while […]
“Money Monster” is director Jodie Foster’s first feature since the 2011 drama “The Beaver”. Which element of that film was considered more controversial is still up for debate: Mel Gibson’s character or the actual beaver puppet. Foster turns to more commercial fare for “Money Monster”, admitting that because “it’s a genre film [from] a mainstream […]
Less than a year after their Peabody Award-winning Comedy Central sketch series wrapped, Key & Peele team-up for their first movie. With endless possibilities – they chose to base the plot around the love of a cute wittle kitty cat – And Me-OW – the results are painful. “Substitute Teacher” is a really funny “Key […]
On December 21, 1970, Elvis Presley went to White House and met with President Richard Nixon in the Oval Office. A photograph of these two icons shaking hands was taken, and to this day, it is still the most requested photo by visitors to the National Archives. In the wrong hands, “Elvis & Nixon”, the […]