comedy | favorite thing EVER

Feb 13, 2012 Posted by penni

I AM ROCK AND ROLL!

Chazz (Brendan Fraser), Rex (Steve Buscemi) and Pip (Adam Sandler) make up the LA rock band The Lone Rangers. These guys are desperate to make it big, and they know their only ticket to... read more

Jan 25, 2012 Posted by penni

Six penguins and (a clothed) Carla Gugino

The closest movie theater to our house hosts a free kid’s movie every weekend during the fall. This selection a few months ago was Mr. Popper’s Penguins. I only went because my son was a bit stir-crazy and it was free entertainment. Once again, low expectations made the movie enjoyable. I’ve decided it’s best to be prepared for cinematic crap every time I start a film for the rest of my life.... read more

Jan 23, 2012 Posted by melodie

Taking jobs away from the REAL fuggos

Like many people of my generation, I went through a little bit of a Christian Slater phase. First it was Heathers, then Pump Up the Volume, then Untamed Heart... and then I saw Kuffs, and... read more

Sep 21, 2011 Posted by Nate

He really did have a cunning plan

There are a number of television series from the UK that have ingrained themselves into American geek culture. Shows like Monty Python’s Flying Circus, which practically defines all English-speaking geekdom, or Red Dwarf, regarded as the in-joke amongst Anglophile sci-fi nerds. Dr. Who does well, indeed is much more popular than Red Dwarf although I’ve never gotten into it myself. More recently... read more

Aug 18, 2011 Posted by penni

Hot mess seeks white pony

Dirty Love was written by Jenny McCarthy and directed by John Asher, her then-husband. The overall reviews for this movie stink. You’ll have to believe me when I tell you that it’s freaking hilarious. I’m talking laugh until chardonnay squirts from your nose even though you haven’t had chardonnay since last night funny. Sure, it’s very gross and the humor is low-brow, but we all need that... read more

Aug 10, 2011 Posted by penni

I, too, love Phillip Morris

I didn’t know it was possible to have more love for Ewan McGregor. He’s a talented, grungy yet pretty bloke with an accent that makes a girl want to shed her clothing. But when I saw him as fem convict Phillip Morris, I became endeared to him even more. I wanted to put McGregor’s Phillip Morris in my pocket and take care of him. That must be how Steven Russell felt about the real-life Phillip... read more

Jun 30, 2011 Posted by kormantic

Brunets, not fighter jets

Wikipedia tells me that Jemaine Clement and Bret McKenzie were roomies at film school before forming the band Flight of the Conchords. Also, Bret was an elf in Peter Jackson's.... read more

Jun 23, 2011 Posted by penni

Best Lifetime fluff ever

Aspiring model Deb is on the way to an audition in her convertible talking on her cell phone when she hits a truck carrying oranges. Deb dies, but sees it as a miscarriage of justice and hits the ‘return’ button in Heaven. At the same time, frumpy attorney Jane is near death after taking a bullet intended for her hotshot boss. Deb ends up in Jane’s body, but Jane is sort of still in there,... read more