“You brought a gun to a f*ckin’ bomb fight!” The H-Bomb: When Dwayne (Danny McBride), a thirty-something deadbeat do nothing, decides that he doesn’t want to wait for his rich, former-Marine father (Fred Ward) to keel over so he can collect his inheritance, he decides to have his old man whacked, just like in the movies. However, hiring a hit-man is going to cost him … [Read more...] about 30 Minutes or Less
Comedy
Conan O’Brien Can’t Stop
Have you ever wondered the reaction Conan O’Brien had after NBC yanked him from the Tonight Show or what he really wanted to do about it? "Conan O’Brien Can’t Stop" delivers the goods! The exact moment the decision is made to get around the whole "legally prohibited from being funny on TV" is revealed in this excellent documentary. Director Rodman Flender (yes, that is his … [Read more...] about Conan O’Brien Can’t Stop
Horrible Bosses
"So, you lied? You weren't a minute late . . . you were two minutes late?" Swift shot: Filthy, fantastic, & funny - it's "9 to 5" meets "Strangers on a Train". I laughed to the point of pain in quite a few places, and I enjoy these kinds of summer check your brain at the door type comedies. Overall a decent effort by all involved, and I was not a fan of … [Read more...] about Horrible Bosses
Monte Carlo
I've said it before and I'm not afraid to say it again - Hollywood has pretty much run out of ideas. Most films that are released are either sequels or remakes or book adaptations or hybrids of other movies. I'm going to say that "Monte Carlo" is a mix of "Big Business" and "White Chicks". I've seen comparisons between "Monte Carlo" and "Model Behavior" but I … [Read more...] about Monte Carlo
Bad Teacher
How far will one teacher go to land a man?? Elizabeth Halsey (Cameron Diaz) just finished the school year at John Adams Middle School (JAMS for short, it took me most of the movie to realize what JAMS stood for so I'm putting that out there up front). Her fellow faculty members give her a lovely good-bye party and she heads home to her sugar daddy/fiance Mark (Nat … [Read more...] about Bad Teacher