comedy

After a recent break up, pretentious filmmaker Alex (Alex Karpovsky) takes his independent film on tour. Hoping to escape the pain of his breakup, he invites a friend with him Henry (Onur Tukel) after meeting a big fan cum stalker the ridiculously named River (Jennifer Prediger), Alex’s world takes a number of twists and turns…

Don Scardino’s (in a rare trip away from directing TV) The Incredible Burt Wonderstone is the story of how Burt Wonderstone (Steve Carrell) & Anton Marvelton (Steve Buscemi) rise then fall then rise again in the Vegas world of magicians. When street magician Steve Gray’s (Jim Carrey) tricks begin to make Burt and Anton’s show look stale, they are forced to update their act, with disastrous consequences…

Silver Linings Playbook had some real expectations to rise up to. As it is it left those expections somewhere back down the road as it totally met then exceeded them all. When a film has all round pitch perfect performances from the entire cast and a director that makes the film seem as crazy as the two main leads, then you are onto a winner. …

Don Coscarelli directed one of my favorite films, Bubba Ho-Tep. The film has an odd sense of humor; it stars Bruce Campbell as Sebastian Haff, a man who claims to be the late Elvis Presley. With the help of JFK (Ossie Davis), the two battle an ancient evil Egyptian mummy. Unfortunately, the quirky charm of Bubba Ho-Tep is absent from Coscarelli’s new film, John Dies at the End. Based on the book by David Wong, John Dies at the End wants to be a comedic horror film, but it fails to be funny or scary. Read More

During the late 90’s and early 00’s the one genre that seemed to be cranking a megaton of movies was the “Teen” movie. If you were selling a script that involved high school or college students getting into some sort of drama, major studios were more than willing to greenlight it during that era. …

A Haunted House is Marlon Wayans’s latest entry in his library of horror parodies. Unfortunately, the outrageous charm of Scary Movie is lacking in this dud. The film, directed by Michael Tiddes, is a take on the found footage films of Paranormal Activity and The Devil Inside. Instead of mining this subgenre of horror to create a biting satire on a well-worn idea, A Haunted House is littered with stereotypes that drain the film of any humor. Read More