Comedic gal pals Tina Fey and Amy Poehler are awesome. Thanks to their incredible hosting gigs of the Golden Globes as well as their work on Saturday Night Live and 30 Rock, this is an immutable, unassailable fact. So really, when I heard that the duo were pairing up for an R-Rated feature film comedy I was already sold without …
Okay, Universe! I get it! I really need to watch 2006 cult classic comedy Wet Hot American Summer! I mean the brilliantly goofy and retro teaser trailer for Netflix’s planned TV series prequel Wet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp already had me convinced that I had missed out on a wacky gem, and that preview barely even showed …
Everybody has their List of Shame. You know, that group of movies and TV series that everybody has seen except you. On Darryn’s list you’ll find such criminal entries as Battlestar Galactica and Fight Club. Yes, he’s never seen Fight Club – I am Jack’s Sense of Utter Disbelief. I tell you about his grievous exclusions to distract you from …
Some movies just get better with repeated viewings. Films such as Starship Troopers, Tropic Thunder and those surveillance tapes we have of Nick when he thought he was alone in the office. Wet Hot American Summer is one such movie that has deservedly earned a cult status. It’s a movie filled with future-success faces, actors who all went on to great …
Kervyn and I were fortunate enough to attend a Disney preview afternoon a few months ago. At the event we were taken through Disney’s timeline for this year and 2015. A few movies really made an impact on me. Of course Guardians of the Galaxy left me foaming at the mouth but there was another I had not heard of that …
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It’s Valentine’s Day today and your choice of new movies for backseat cinema cuddles this weekend is surprisingly vast. From inane comedy to historical drama, take your pick. Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues: It’s been a decade since the world first met Will Ferrell’s idiot 70s TV anchor Ron Burgundy in the comedy that went on to achieve cult status. …
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A spooky European village. Properly scary castle mania. Vampires. Werewolves! The only thing more frightening, is a glimpse at your empty bank account when it comes to deciding whether or not you can grab Resident Evil Village this month. Capcom's successor to its long-running survival-horror franchise is finally out, and if you've read our review then you know the game is a winner on multiple levels.
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