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4 yaps
Though clearly inferior to its predecessor, “Monsters University” is still an enjoyable romp with two old, likable chums. Continue reading →
Tags: alfred molina, Billy Crystal, Charlie Day, dan scanlon, daniel gerson, Dave Foley, helen mirren, Joel Murray, john goodman, Monsters University, movie review, Peter Sohn, robert l. baird, Sean Hayes, Steve Buscemi
4.5 yaps
A doofy, daffy and delightful low-concept comedy, “This Is the End” wickedly allows Hollywood’s merry pranksters to poke fun at themselves. Continue reading →
Tags: Craig Robinson, Danny McBride, emma watson, Evan Goldberg, james franco, Jay Baruchel, Jonah Hill, Michael Cera, movie review, Seth Rogen, This is the End
3.5 yaps
“The Internship” works as T-shirt-and-jeans comedy — loose-fit comfort and casual, with ’80s plot points faded into its fabric like decades-old salsa stains. Continue reading →
Tags: 2013, comedy, competition, film criticism, fired, forty, Google, Jared Stern, job, nick rogers, Owen Wilson, rose byrne, shawn levy, technology, The Internship, unemployed, Vince Vaughn, wedding crashers
4.5 yaps
A shotgun marriage between real and fictional fearmongering that invites you to the wedding, lets you decide on which side to sit, and definitely omits a sermon. Continue reading →
Tags: 2013, Adelaide Kane, America, crime, dystopia, Edwin Hodge, Ethan Hawke, film criticism, future, homeless, Horror, invasion, James DeMonaco, Jason Blum, lena headey, Max Burkholder, Michael Bay, murder, nick rogers, politics, poor, religion, Rhys Wakefield, satire, science fiction, sociology, The Purge, thriller
4 yaps
This quirky, enjoyable rite-of-passage indie showcases some promising young actors and filmmakers. Continue reading →
Tags: Alison Brie, Chris Galletta, Erin Moriarty, Gabriel Basso, Jordan Vogt-Roberts, Marc Evan Jackson, Mary Lynn Rajskub, megan mullally, Moises Arias, movie review, Nick Offerman, Nick Robinson, The Kings of Summer
4 yaps
If a trick really is something a whore does for money, “Now You See Me” is a cut-above illusion that plays fanciful, fast and loose, but more or less fair. Continue reading →
Tags: 2013, action, boaz yakin, caper, chase, Dave Franco, Ed Solomon, Edward Ricourt, FBI, film criticism, heist, illusion, Interpol, Isla Fisher, jesse eisenberg, Las Vegas, Louis Leterrier, magic, magicians, Mark Ruffalo, Mélanie Laurent, michael caine, morgan freeman, mystery, New Orleans, New York, nick rogers, Now You See Me, woody harrelson
1.5 yaps
If “After Earth” isn’t the worst movie made this year, it’s certainly the laziest and most wasteful. Continue reading →
Tags: After Earth, After Earth movie review, sci fi, science fiction, summer blockbuster
3.5 yaps
While it pales in comparison to the raunchy wit of the original, “The Hangover Part III” boasts enough laughs to remember why we liked the first film so much. Continue reading →
Tags: Bradley Cooper, Craig Mazin, Ed Helms, john goodman, justin bartha, Ken Jeong, melissa mccarthy, movie review, The Hangover Part III, Todd Phillips, zach galifianakis
4.5 yaps
“Furious 6″ elevates the rejuvenated series into saga territory — an automotive “Avengers” as suffused with sincerity as it is bereft of pretenses. Strap in. Continue reading →
Tags: 2013, action, cars, Chris "Ludacris" Bridges, chris morgan, Dwayne Johnson, Elsa Pataky, Fast & Furious 6, film criticism, Furious 6, Gal Gadot, Gina Carano, Joe Taslim, jordana brewster, justin lin, Kim Kold, Luke Evans, michelle rodriguez, nick rogers, paul walker, racing, sequel, Sung Kang, terrorists, Vin Diesel
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