Posts Tagged ‘Judd Apatow’
Episode 103 – The Bubble
For this week’s podcast episode, we review Judd Apatow‘s star-studded COVID-era comedy, The Bubble. We also talk about overlooked mid-budget movies that were made in the last ten years. Lastly, for our streaming homework, we discuss Ken Russell‘s 1971 controversial cult masterpiece, The Devils, starring…
READ MORE
Film Review – The Bubble
The Bubble (2022) is painfully unfunny. It’s meant to be a comedy about the making of a movie in the Covid era but plays as a series of cringe-inducing scenes all aiming for the lowest common denominator. It’s no secret that the last few years have…
READ MORE
Episode 42 – The King of Staten Island
On this week’s podcast, we review the new Judd Apatow film, The King of Staten Island, starring SNL cast member, Pete Davidson. For our streaming homework, we also review Taika Waititi‘s 2016 film, Hunt For The Wilderpeople, which is available to watch on Hulu. Before…
READ MORE
Film Review – Father Figures
In the 21st Century there is probably no more influential figure in mainstream Hollywood film comedy than Judd Apatow. While he didn’t invent character based comedy, he definitely proved that it could be popular and make money. For a long time big screen comedy was…
READ MORE
Film Review – Sisters
The new Tina Fey/Amy Poehler joint Sisters accomplishes the number one thing that is required of a comedy. It is funny. Damn funny. I mean full on hard belly laugh funny. We can discuss the artistic merits of film and the depth of character or…
READ MORE
Film Review – Trainwreck
Like each of Judd Apatow‘s directorial efforts before it, Trainwreck wears its raunchy heart on its sleeve. Unlike each of Judd Apatow’s directorial efforts before it, Trainwreck is written by someone other than himself. Amy Schumer both writes and stars, and puts her distinctive voice…
READ MORE
Film review – Appropriate Behavior
Desiree Akhavan’s breakup comedy Appropriate Behavior cautiously and honestly blends the familiar with the new, as she competently writes, directs, and stars in her first feature. Indiscriminately using every aspect of her own life to the screen, Akhaven plays Shirin, a second-generation Iranian who’s struggling…
READ MORE
Film Review – Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues
Somewhere in the world, a news anchor is crying. It’s late and the day has been long. The world is sad and beautiful and there is only so much news a person can report. That’s the job of a news anchor, though—to keep on trucking…
READ MORE