Comedy

Hot Fuzz: Ultimate Edition

September 8, 2009 // 0 Comments

When Edgar Wright and Simon Pegg unleashed "Shaun Of The Dead" in 2004 the world was flat out flabbergasted. Hardcore horror and splatter fans were flocking to see a comedy that spoofed every single element and cliché of their favorite [...]

Duplicity

August 27, 2009 // 0 Comments

"Duplicity" is one of those films that kind of flew under my radar. I saw the trailers for the theatrical release, never paid much attention to them and then completely forgot about the film. Until Universal Home Entertainment sent over the [...]

My Cousin Vinny

August 24, 2009 // 0 Comments

It had been a number of years since I last saw "My Cousin Vinny" and with the Blu-Ray Disc arriving on my desk I felt clearly that it was time to revisit this cool comedy. Glad I did, because just as I remembered it, the film is a lot of fun. [...]

Big Trouble In Little China

August 3, 2009 // 0 Comments

Although it represents one of cult director John Carpenter's most underrated and under-appreciated movies, his homage to Hong Kong cinema, "Big Trouble In Little China" has an incredibly committed fan following, all of which are eagerly [...]

I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry

July 15, 2009 // 0 Comments

Lesbians, come on, bend yo' wrist like this. Gay folk, come on, bend yo' wrist like this. Bisexuals, come on, let me see you bend yo' wrist. Trisexuals, bend yo' wrist like this. These are lyrics from the closing song in "I Now [...]

Dr. Strangelove

June 16, 2009 // 0 Comments

The 1960s was a good decade for director Stanley Kubrick. In fact, it marked the height of his financial and critical success. He opened the decade on a bittersweet note with the sword-and-sandal epic "Spartacus" (1960), the kind of adventurous [...]

The Best of Whose Line Is It Anyway?

June 8, 2009 // 0 Comments

The American incarnation of Britain's "Whose Line Is It Anyway?" proved to be a great success for eight seasons from 1998 to 2006. The show, which features four comics participating in games that call for improvisational comedy, offered [...]

Ghostbusters

June 4, 2009 // 0 Comments

I guess we all have had weird ideas and our own dreams and ideas about the ways to riches at one point or another. I am sure none of it was as outrageous as the one you'll get to see in "Ghostbusters", and I am not sure how many have been [...]

Fletch

June 1, 2009 // 0 Comments

A little while ago, Universal Home Entertainment revisited the cult comedy "Fletch" on DVD and gave it the special edition treatment. Now, this "Jane Doe" edition is also available on Blu-Ray Disc, and there was no question in my mind [...]

There's Something About Mary

May 5, 2009 // 0 Comments

When it first appeared in movie theaters in 1998, "There's Something About Mary" was one of the biggest surprise box office hits and it seemingly spawned an entirely new direction for romantic comedies, taking the genre into the gross-out [...]
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