Good Boys movie review: the razor edge of innocence
Much more sweet than raunchy, and surprisingly innocent. Genuinely kind to its young protagonists as they try to navigate a culture that doesn’t much care to protect them from growing up too soon.
Superbad
This Is The End review: supergood
I died laughing… and I’ve found a new respect for a Hollywood posse whose work I mostly haven’t enjoyed before.
Take Me Home Tonight (review)
Hey, I love Duran Duran, too, but 80s nostalgia as a thing is so ten years ago… just about the time that the 33-year-old Topher Grace would have been the right age to play the just-out-of-college, I-dunno-what-to-do-with-myself whiner he plays here…
cinematic roots of: ‘The Virginity Hit’
In The Virginity Hit, a meanspirited teenaged boy documents — for YouTube and the whole world to see — his supposed best friend’s humiliating attempts to lose his virginity. This flick sprang from (among other films)…
question of the day: Which ‘Superbad’ guy has the best prospects for a long career?
Those guys are, of course, are the stars of the 2007 hit *Superbad* which cost only $20 million to produce and earned $120 million….
trailer break: ‘Get Him to the Greek’
Take a break from work: watch a trailer… I know I’m probably setting myself up for disappointment. Because though the provenance of this film — from the same people who brought us Forgetting Sarah Marshall and Yes Man and Superbad — does not inspire confidence in me, there’s something about this trailer that makes me … more…
my week at the movies: ‘Adventureland,’ ‘The Haunting in Connecticut,’ ‘Fast & Furious’
Ai-ya, as the Chinese say. I’ve been dealing with something over the last 24 hours that I may or may not be able to tell you about eventually, but it has been eating my brain, not to mention my time. And I’m also contending with a non-movie-related project — due on Friday! — that is … more…
best of 2007: 10 worst movies
My picks for the best and worst movies of the year are no secret to anyone who follows my annual ranking of every new theatrical release I see. The ranking is a work-in-progress throughout the year. It begins when I see the first movie slated for release within a calendar year — for 2007, that … more…
Superbad (review)
This is why Hollywood mostly sucks: Corporate movies are getting made from scripts written by 13-year-olds who went on to drop out of high school.
