Tropic Thunder

It’s August, so that means it’s the end of the summer blockbuster period, and now we get close to what I call the Dead Zone of the movie season, heading into fall with movies that were shelved by studios because they knew they wouldn’t make any money against the bigger films. But before we enter into that, we’re given one final treat as the summer closes. One last glimpse at the sun before it sets. “Tropic Thunder” is easily for me the funniest comedy of the entire summer. More focused... Keep Reading...

Step Brothers

This film is probably one of the only vehicles I’ve seen involving Will Ferrell in which he shares a bill with someone that threatens to steal the spot light. Not that that’s a bad thing, because John C. Reilly is a very good comic actor. But typically it’s Ferrell by himself that usually saves movies and movie scenes (“Semi-Pro”, “The Wedding Crashers” respectively). In that regard, “Step Brothers” reminds me a bit of “Dumb & Dumber”,... Keep Reading...

Pineapple Express

So it’s been a few summers in a row now that Apatow & Co. have completely dominated the raunchy comedy genre, and they’ve had a good thing going. I have to commend Apatow again and again for getting his old guys from past failed shows like “Freaks & Geeks” and “Undeclared” work because they’re talented and their comedy style is different than the typical Hollywood canned sitcommy humor we usually get. I’ve been very kind to the Apatow movies,... Keep Reading...

Slasher Classics: The Burning (1981)

I have a sneaking suspicion that the 80’s may become the biggest gold mine of cult classics in film history. So many movies that were discarded or disowned in the 80’s are seen as classic masterpieces by more and more people. “Howard the Duck” even has its own following. I believe most of this is due to the fact that there is so much more access to media these days, and movies that may have been long forgotten are now being brought back on DVD for cheap, and people are buying. “The Monster... Keep Reading...