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Jack and Jill

how in the name of all that is decent can we fix the Grumpy Cat movie?

Mon, Jun 03, 2013
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Grumpy Cat the Movie is coming, and it’s going to be horrible, and you can’t stop it. But we can dream about making it better…

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

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Adam Sandler sweeps the Razzies (and other adventures in social networking)

Tue, Apr 03, 2012
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What my followers on Facebook, Twitter, and Google+ saw today…

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Jack and Jill (review)

Sat, Feb 18, 2012
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There has always been something meanspirited about drag, but the meanness of this appalling movie descends to a cruel new low…

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question of the day: What was the most sexist movie or movie moment in 2011?

Fri, Jan 06, 2012
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Yesterday’s QOTD was about a feminist net positive: the most kickass female action character of 2011. Today, we go the other way…

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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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Jack and Jill (trailer)

Thu, Sep 01, 2011
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Wow. I didn’t think Adam Sandler could sink any lower. But he has.

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