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Adam Sandler

movies I can’t wait to see at the 58th BFI London Film Festival

Thu, Sep 04, 2014
3 comments

LFF is a veritable orgy of cinema, and I love it. It’s exhausting, but I love it.

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Blended movie review: smug addiction

Thu, May 22, 2014
48 comments

Adam Sandler goes to Africa, via the tampon aisle, and assumes you’ll agree with him that racism and sexism are family values worth celebrating.

| 48 Comments

Walk of Shame movie review: Slut Shaming, The Motion Picture

Tue, May 06, 2014
18 comments

If you don’t think it’s hilarious that a woman dressed for a night out would “naturally” be mistaken for a prostitute, there is nothing here for you.

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Bad Words redband trailer: bee with a sting

Fri, Dec 13, 2013
1 comment

Will it be Bad Santa, or bad Adam Sandler?

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Grown Ups 2 review: Adam Sandler’s Happy Funtime Circle Jerk

Sun, Aug 25, 2013
8 comments

This is not a movie. This is nothing but Adam Sandler hanging out with his pals and congratulating himself on how awesome he finds himself to be.

| 8 Comments

fun stuff from FlickFilosopher stats week of Jul 13-19 2013

Sat, Jul 20, 2013
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Actual unretouched phrases that people plugged into search engines this week that led them to this site (with some commentary from me)…

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The World’s End review: the very bitter (and lager) end

Fri, Jul 19, 2013
8 comments

Its humor is a little more uncomfortable than that of the other Cornetto flicks, and it’s more far satirical, in a far more cynical way, than I ever would have anticipated.

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What makes a movie star a movie star? (QOTW)

Mon, Apr 22, 2013
4 comments

What are the most appealing qualities of the biggest and best movie stars? And who is your ultimate movie star?

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question of the day: What’s the most inexplicable appearance by a big star in a crappy movie?

Wed, Jan 30, 2013
33 comments

Inspired by Movie 43, which distinguishes itself in this regard merely by the sheer number of incomprehensible movie-star appearances in a single film…

| 33 Comments

That’s My Boy (review)

Wed, Jan 23, 2013
82 comments

This is like the evil Mirror Universe version of Ted.

| 82 Comments
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