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Tag: chris o’dowd

reviews

JULIET, NAKED

On fandom, fixation, and fondness.

Posted on October 25, 2018September 22, 2019
trailers

Feed The Animals: MASCOTS Trailer

A brilliant band of merrymakers are ready to make TIFF and Netflix subscribers laugh.

Posted on September 1, 2016September 5, 2016
reviews

ST. VINCENT

Peace be with you. A reading from The Gospel according to Bill…

Posted on October 19, 2014October 23, 2014
reactions, TIFF

ST. VINCENT plays TIFF 2014

When a master picks up his instrument, you seldom care what the master chooses to play.

Posted on September 6, 2014October 18, 2014
trailers

Father Figure: ST. VINCENT Trailer

Bill’s back, and seems like he’s as wiley as ever.

Posted on July 9, 2014September 4, 2014
reviews

THE SAPPHIRES

An Australian film drops a quarter in the jukebox and gets our toes a-tappin’.

Posted on June 6, 2013June 11, 2013
trailers

Ride The Lightning – THOR: THE DARK WORLD Trailer

Before I weigh in on IRON MAN 3, this glimpse at Marvel’s future gets me wondering about what’s in store from a box office perspective.

Posted on May 6, 2013April 30, 2019
trailers

Sweet Soul Music – THE SAPPHIRES Trailer

Another upcoming film that looks familiar, and a bit of an explanation.

Posted on February 13, 2013February 16, 2013
reviews

THIS IS 40

When you weren’t looking, we became a culture of grown-up children. Now Hollywood’s most notorious man-child wants to shine a light on the state of things. Is he the right man for the job?

Posted on December 23, 2012December 26, 2012
reviews

BRIDESMAIDS

Kristen Wiig and Judd Apatow Pull Off the Biggest Bait-and-Switch of The Year.

Posted on May 15, 2011December 19, 2012
reviews

DINNER FOR SCHMUCKS

It’s Not Funny…It’s Just Mean

Posted on August 1, 2010June 16, 2012
reviews

HOW TO LOSE FRIENDS AND ALIENATE PEOPLE

It’s just a velvet rope, but to so many of us it might as well be a concrete wall. However does one get past it and make it “inside”?

Posted on October 13, 2008June 5, 2013

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