Posts Tagged ‘Neighbors’
Film Review – You’re Cordially Invited
You’re Cordially Invited (2025) is the kind of rom com that would’ve seen a big theatrical release twenty years ago. Two big stars, a screwball plot, and just the right amount of earnestness was once the key ingredients for drawing an audience. Sadly, in recent years…
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Film Review – Long Shot
On the surface, Long Shot (2019) has similarities to a previous Seth Rogen starring vehicle, Knocked Up (2007). In both, Rogen’s character falls in love with a self-made woman who finds something endearing under his schlubby exterior. Of course, both are riddled with the same…
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Film Review – Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie
It has taken 20 years, but Dreamworks Animation has finally brought Captain Underpants to the cinematic world. Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie is based on immensely popular novel series by Dav Pilkey. Thanks to the rise of Pixar, animated movies have become a Trojan horse at…
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Film Review – Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising
I’m of two minds when it comes to Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising (2016). For one, it does a good job at being about something – commenting on gender politics and the sickening rape culture that plague college campuses. On the other hand, it adheres so…
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Interview – Nick Kroll – Adult Beginners
Spencer interviews actor/co-writer/producer Nick Kroll from the dramedy Adult Beginners.
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Film Review – Adult Beginners
Fresh off of his three season stint on the uproariously funny Kroll Show, Nick Kroll takes a decidedly subdued turn as the sarcastic (natch) Jake in Ross Katz‘s Adult Beginners. Too subdued, you ask? I’d confirm but the notes I took devolved into a long…
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Top 15 Films of 2014 – Allen’s Picks
Another year, another end of year movie list. 2014 was marked by a nice variety of cinematic offerings. From action blockbusters to independents, from foreign work to documentaries, there seemed to be great stuff coming from everywhere this year. While making lists will always be…
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SXSW Film Review – Neighbors
To call a comedy starring Seth Rogen, Rose Byrne, and Zac Efron funny is not much of a story, in fact it is an expectation. Not only are they all proven comedic talents, but they have shown themselves to be incredibly versatile actors across the…
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