Paul Blart: Mall Cop
Ride Along 2 movie review: don’t get in this car
Dubious police procedures, by-the-numbers buddy-cop-comedy shenanigans, and characters who hate one another, none of which is as fun as it sounds.
Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2 movie review: stupor hero
Hard to believe, I know, but this is a real movie that real people have unashamedly put their names to. Because a sweet paycheck trumps human dignity.
how in the name of all that is decent can we fix the Grumpy Cat movie?
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…
question of the day: Now it’s ‘Killer’s and ‘Knight and Day’: Why do movies seem to come in thematic pairs so often?
Reader Feh in comments following my review of Killers asks: MaryAnn, do you have any insight into the ripoff pattern? Why do Hollywood movies tend to come out in pairs? Killers/Knight & Day, Abyss/Leviathan, Deep Impact/Armageddon. Feh then links to a story titled “11 Identical Movies Released at the Same Time” — which dates back … more…
say what? 2009
It had to be done: all in one place, the very best bad dialogue of the year 2009. No ranking — newer quotes are posted at the top. [Warning: May contain spoilers.] “Bella, the only thing that can hurt me is you.” –Edward (Robert Pattinson, The Twilight Saga: New Moon “I’m not good. I used … more…
opening in the U.K. April 24: ‘Observe and Report,’ ‘The Uninvited,’ ‘State of Play,’ ‘Frequently Asked Questions About Time Travel,’ more
Observe and Report, Uninvited, State of Play, Frequently Asked Questions About Time Travel, Paul Blart Mall Cop, Outlander, Doctor Who, Shaun of the Dead, Encounters at the End of the World, Werner Herzog, Shifty, City Rats
U.K. box office: ‘Monsters vs. Aliens’ invades Britain
Ahhh! It’s a giant 3D movie! 1. Monsters vs. Aliens: £4.3 million (NEW) 2. The Boat That Rocked: £1.8 million (NEW) 3. Knowing: £.97 million (2nd week; drops 61%) 4. Marley & Me: £.82 million (4th week; drops 51%) 5. The Haunting in Connecticut: £.75 million (2nd week; drops 33%) (actual numbers, not estimates) I … more…
Observe and Report (review)
‘I thought this was gonna be funny,’ says a character at one vital point in *Observe and Report,* ‘but it’s actually kinda sad.’ Bingo!
North American box office: ‘Fast & Furious’ breaks records, 2nd seal of the apocalypse
Cars go vroom: 1. Fast & Furious: $71 million (NEW) 2. Monsters vs. Aliens: $32.6 million (2nd week; drops 45%) 3. The Haunting in Connecticut: $9.5 million (2nd week; drops 59%) 4. Knowing: $8.1 million (3rd week; drops 45%) 5. I Love You, Man: $7.7 million (3rd week; drops 39%) actual numbers, not estimates I’ve … more…
