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Horrible Bosses

Gringo movie review: Mexican bland-off

Fri, Mar 09, 2018
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Woefully undeveloped characters, a thin yet convoluted plot, and a lack of humor in the black comedy. This is what it looks like when a hastily scribbled first draft goes straight into production.

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Vacation movie review: stay home

Fri, Aug 21, 2015
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All homophobic, xenophobic, scatological grossout, with some rape and pedophilia “jokes” for flavor. How did this happen?

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Horrible Bosses 2 movie review: the terrible, horrible, no good, very bad sequel

Mon, Nov 24, 2014
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It’s not funny, only its villains speak truth, and its putative heroes are now the horrible bosses… though the movie doesn’t seem to realize that.

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The Incredible Burt Wonderstone (review)

Wed, Mar 13, 2013
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I laughed so damn hard at these human Looney Tunes…

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question of the day: Has Hollywood abandoned young men?

Tue, Nov 15, 2011
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Transformers, Pirates of the Caribbean, Thor, Green Lantern, X-Men, Captain America, etc. This is what 2011 looks like at the movies. In what way can it be construed that young men are “endangered” at the box office?

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question of the day: What’s the next “bad” or “horrible” high-concept comedy?

Fri, Jul 08, 2011
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Unpleasant Sanitation Worker? Irritating Bus Driver? Terrible Therapist?

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Horrible Bosses (trailer)

Fri, Jun 03, 2011
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This could be good. I hope this is good. Jason Bateman might preredeem himself for The Change-Up with this…

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