Funny People
Judd Apatow’s personal epic Funny People (2009) is a tribute to its star Adam Sandler and a reflection on the price of fame. Apatow draws inspiration from Fitzgerald’s The Great… Read more »
Judd Apatow’s personal epic Funny People (2009) is a tribute to its star Adam Sandler and a reflection on the price of fame. Apatow draws inspiration from Fitzgerald’s The Great… Read more »
Serving Sara (2002) is a vulgar road comedy packed with casual misogyny and jokes that never quite stick the landing. Rightfully so, Serving Sara was panned by critics when it… Read more »
Possessed (2000) is a made for television film that was co-written and directed by Steven E. de Souza (best known for his work in the action movie genre) that adapts… Read more »
Cursed (2004) has a reputation befitting its title. The film brought Wes Craven and Kevin Williamson back together after their success with Scream (1996) only to have their modest little… Read more »
Imagine that your romantic partner is a criminal blackmailed into controlling you by a Steve Jobs-like computer genius trying to recruit you. Imagine that this so-called computer genius is a… Read more »
Usually films about characters who belong to the cult-like fanbase of some film property speak to me in some subtle, very personal way. Even when I know the movie isn’t… Read more »
I was still working at a video store when The Girl Next Door (2004) came out on DVD and videocassette. Where I happened to work we made most of our… Read more »
Cropsey (2009), a documentary film by Joshua Zeman and Barbara Brancaccio, looks at the version of the infamous urban legend specific to Staten Island. As it is pointed out in… Read more »
Shortcut To Happiness (2001) is one of those rare films where the story of its production is far more interesting than the film itself. Shortcut To Happiness was director and… Read more »
The first time I saw Adventureland (2009) was at an AMC 24 Screen multiplex on a date. I didn’t like the film as much as my girlfriend did but that… Read more »