Cyrus is the first somewhat mainstream from the “mumblecore” duo of Jay and Mark Duplass. The film deals with a divorced man (John C. Reilly), who begins a relationship with a woman (Marisa Tomei) and has to deal with her overprotective (and somewhat sociopathic) son (Jonah Hill). Jonah Hill is mostly known for his loudmouth roles…
The Invention of Lying is Ricky Gervais‘ second major staring role in North America, following last year’s Ghost Town. I do have to say that this film better shows off Gervais’ talent as a comedian. The comedy in the film comes from how the film takes place in a world where everyone tells the truth…
It would be unfair to compare this film to Judd Apatow‘s previous directorial efforts, The 40-Year-Old Virgin and Knocked Up, since those were different types of movies. Funny People is definitely a comedy-drama and even though there were scenes with plenty of laughs, there were also serious scenes within the film, and I thought that…
Even though I missed the film when it came out a couple weeks ago, I finally managed to see Wall-E today. I would probably compare this film to The Incredibles in the fact that even though it is animated, it stands on its own as a sci-fi adventure in the same way The Incredibles stood…
What can I say about this film? I would guess that you can say that it’s like 40 Year Old Virgin or Knocked Up in a high school setting. I have to say that this was a very funny movie and, despite the high school setting, it’s definitely not a movie for the kids. I…
There was a time, not so long ago, when I would have not felt comfortable seeing R-rated comedies like this one. However, films like Wedding Crashers and The 40-Year Old Virgin (a film I was initially freaked out about, but quietly went to see anyway) showed me that those films tend to be the more…
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