film criticism by maryann johanson | handcrafted since 1997
I bawled my eyes out in aching nostalgia with this absolutely delightful dive into the creation of the educational TV show and its carefully crafted chaos that had an outsized impact on Generation X.
Assumes that the viewer is a complete and utter fucking moron…
We know how it is: You’d like to go to the movies this weekend, but all that street crime isn’t gonna fight itself, and you’ve got to pick up your cape and mask from the dry cleaners, too. But you can have a multiplex-like experience from the comfort of your own sofa with a collection … more…
Take a break from work: watch a trailer… Oh. My. God. Why would anyone take Frank Oz’s hilarious 2007 flick of the same name, and turn it into this? Why would Neil LaBute do that? Is this all Chris Rock is capable of: taking someone else script and adding some minstrelry to it? I was … more…
This is one of the funniest movies I’ve ever seen, and that’s not something I say lightly.
Chubby Rain may be a disaster in the making, but Bowfinger itself, written by Martin, has one of the best scripts to hit the screen this year: slyly and outrageously funny, by turns edgy and sweet. I suspect that Bobby Bowfinger is more Steve Martin than appearances might suggest.
