Easy A
Easy A is a high school comedy starring Emma Stone in her biggest role to date. Emma was great in her smaller roles from Superbad or Zombieland, but this film rests completely on her shoulders. As Olive Penderghast, she plays an ordinary high school girl that gets caught up in a web of lies that eventually starts to affect the lives of other people.
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The Other Guys
Mark Wahlberg and Will Ferrell team up as The Other Guys in a buddy cop spoof that’s, well…a few drafts short of a greenlight. Someone obviously gave the go-ahead before the script was finished, but the director, Adam McKay, frequently sacrifices story for jokes when he’s working with Ferrell.
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Dinner for Schmucks
Steve Carell and Paul Rudd star in Dinner for Schmucks, a comedy directed by Jay Roach (Meet the Parents, Austin Powers) and based on a French movie that was based on a French play. The basic premise revolves around the idea of inviting people to a dinner to make fun of them.
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Knight and Day
Knight and Day is a romantic comedy starring Tom Cruise and Cameron Diaz. No, wait… that’s not right, it’s an action thriller about spies. Okay, you got me…it’s really a spy comedy with some action and (what the filmmakers want us to believe is) romance. The romance is practically non-existant though...
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MacGruber
Most people will probably be thinking things like: “They can’t possibly take the two minute MacGruber comedy sketch and turn it into a feature-length movie” and “Almost all of the Saturday Night Live movies suck.” Then there are the people who – like me – watched the trailer and thought “this might actually be a funny film.” Well, actually…the first group of people would be exactly right a
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Whip It
Whip It is a coming-of-age story adapted from the novel Derby Girl by Shauna Cross. It is also the directorial debut of Drew Barrymore, who appears as the character Smashley Simpson and seems to be having an absolutely wonderful time whenever she is onscreen.
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The Men Who Stare At Goats
Blown away, I was not. That having been said, The Men Who Stare At Goats is an enjoyable movie, undoubtedly benefiting from the comedy timing and classic deadpan style of George Clooney in key scenes. Ewan McGregor's character is...
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Doug Stanhope - From Across the Street
For years, Doug Stanhope was my favorite comedian and I would tell people this – without hesitation – whenever the subject came up. It all started with Word of Mouth, his shockingly funny 90-minute stand-up video filled with life observations, social commentary and an unflinching honesty about a multitude of topics, ranging from 9/11 and abortion to drugs, sex toys and transvestites.
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V - Hypnosis Unleashed
Hypnosis Unleashed is not the first hypnosis show that I’ve ever attended, but it is the only hypnosis show that I’ve seen in Las Vegas and it was more entertaining than the others by far. The show requires audience participation and, because of the dependence on the audience, there are definitely moments that fall flat, but the hypnotist tries to make the most of each situation.
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The Lonely Island - Incredibad
It’s no stretch to say that the funniest parts of Saturday Night Live lately have been the Digital Shorts.
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