Posts Tagged ‘Charlie Day’
Film Review – I Want You Back
Misery loves company, especially when it comes to matters of the heart. That is the predicament our two central characters face in I Want You Back (2022). Directed by Jason Orley (cowritten by Isaac Aptaker and Elizabeth Berger) this is a throwback romantic comedy that isn’t afraid to embrace its tropes. Twenty…
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Film Review – The LEGO Movie 2: The Second Part
The LEGO Movie (2014) came as a kind of revelation. Here was a film that was – in essence – a feature length commercial for the LEGO building blocks toys. Yet under the guidance of the writing/directing team of Phil Lord and Christopher Miller, we…
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Film Review – Fist Fight
Having written for The MacGuffin for over 4 years now (!), I can attest that sometimes, just SOMEtimes, you want to be assigned a brainless piece of January/February fluff. As rewarding an experience as it is to see and write think pieces for Oscar contenders…
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Film Review – Vacation
The Vacation series is a strange beast. The original National Lampoon’s Vacation is a bonafide comedic classic and I look forward to re-visiting Christmas Vacation each year like only a former Jehovah’s Witness could. European Vacation has its moments and Vegas Vacation, well..it’s gotta be…
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Film Review – Horrible Bosses 2
I don’t recall what my initial reaction to Horrible Bosses was way back in 2011, but its recent and constant rotation on HBO has convinced me it’s a perfectly serviceable comedy that works great as background noise while you’re cleaning your oven. That might not…
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Giveaway – Pacific Rim Blu-ray
The folks at Warner Home Video have given us a blu-ray copy of Pacific Rim to give away. To be eligible please fill out the form below.
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Pacific Rim – Audio Podcast #172
Spencer is joined by Ben Kendrick (Screen Rant) and Brandon Jerwa (BJ Shea’s Geek Nation). Segments include: A look at monster movie fandom, revisiting Roland Emmerich’s Godzilla, reviewing Guillermo del Toro‘s Pacific Rim, and the return of ‘Kickstart Me.’
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Film Review – Pacific Rim
Monster movies have long been a staple of the industry. Dating back to projects such as the enormously successful King Kong (1933), they are a cathartic way of working through our fears and nightmares in a safe environment. Perhaps it is not surprising, then, that…
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