Dumplin’, the latest teen rom-com to hit Netflix, has a lot going for it. A plus-size female lead, a soundtrack of new and old Dolly Parton classics, and an empowering message of self-acceptance. The …
The Yellow Birds Movie Review: An Inoffensive but Redundant Mess
The Yellow Birds begins with a tranquil image of flowing water, followed by a graceful camera pan over American troops marching cautiously over a war-ravaged Iraqi landscape. It’s an unusually peacefu…
Movie Review: Office Christmas Party
Once in a while, there’s a movie premise so lazy that it makes you wonder just how low the bar is for a green light these days. Office Christmas Party? How about Boomers Happy Hour or A Very Denny’s C…
Movie Review: ‘She’s Funny That Way’
“They don’t make ‘em like they used to” is a phrase all too apt for one of Hollywood royalty’s latest. Peter Bogdanovich is a filmmaker from the New Hollywood movement which now, ironically, feels dat…
The Top 40 SNL Skits for SNL’s 40th Anniversary
SNL. Saturday Night Live. The place where comedy and comedians make it. Just like the city it quintessentially represents, if you can make it there, you can make it anywhere. And we have forty years t…
Movie Review: “Cake”
‘Tis the season of the Oscars, a season when movies as well as the individuals who participated and worked on them are celebrated for their work. Whether it is an actor, a director, a writer, or…
Movie News: Second Trailer for ‘Horrible Bosses 2’
I can’t quite recall how the first Horrible Bosses ended, but apparently it warranted a sequel. The new trailer for Horrible Bosses 2 doesn’t really highlight anything new other than showi…