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Guest: ‘Strays’ Director Josh Greenbaum

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Josh Greenbaum, who grew-up near me in Saratoga Springs, NY, directs Will Ferrell, Jamie Foxx and some real, fun-loving dogs in Universal’s new R-rated comedy “Strays”, which opens in theaters on August 18th. Greenbaum shares memories of going to the movies in the Capital Region, as well as details on the voice acting, animation, story […]
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‘Downhill’ Review

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Nat Faxon and Jim Rash are not afraid to put characters in awkward, uncomfortable situations. They co-wrote “The Descendants”, which was about a guy realizing that his now deceased wife was cheating on him… and he’s gotta confront the other guy. “The Way, Way Back”, which Faxon & Rash also directed, was about a shy […]
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‘The House’ Review

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I admit it. I went into “The House” with very low expectations. Will Ferrell and Amy Poehler comedies have been hit-and-miss lately. And the film’s director, Andrew Jay Cohen, has a mixed bag of writing credits, including the “Neighbors” movies (first one was so-so, the sequel was a disaster) and the decent (thanks to the […]
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The Comic Actor of the Decade

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One of the first films I ever reviewed was the animated adaptation of “Curious George”, starring Will Ferrell as the voice of The Man in the Yellow Hat. One of the last films I will be reviewing in my first 10 years as a film critic is “Daddy’s Home”, with Ferrell re-teaming with his “Other […]
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‘Get Hard’ Review

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Will Ferrell and Kevin Hart in a buddy comedy should equal gold. But with “Get Hard” the result is the exact opposite. In fact, even though it attempts to play it tough with a Hard-R tone, it’s actually quite light and wimpy – often not even trying to make us laugh. The premise itself is […]
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Ricky Bouncy?

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The other night I saw the trailer for the new Will Ferrell movie “Semi-Pro”, which comes out in February. All it is is Ferrell lying on a gym bench, with no clothes on, and a basketball covering his privates. That’s it. Will really seems to like making sports comedies. Hopefully this one will be as […]
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‘Curious George’ Review

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“Curious George” is a wonderful movie that is surprisingly emotional and very funny. The story is about a regular man (in a yellow hat) named Ted who owns a museum, along with an old man (voiced by Dick Van Dyke) and his son. Ted (who is voiced by Will Ferrell) goes exploring in Africa and […]
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