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THE DISASTER ARTIST

Franco and Wiseau: Failure, fiasco, love, and a lie.

Posted on December 13, 2017September 22, 2019
matineecast, podcasts

Episode 142 – TRAINWRECK

Talkin’ TRAINWRECK with Erin Thompson and Kelly Zemnickis.

Posted on July 27, 2015August 5, 2015
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TRAINWRECK

Who needs romance when you can buy wine by the box?

Posted on July 20, 2015July 26, 2015
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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
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GET HIM TO THE GREEK

Rock & Roll decadence has never seemed so tedious

Posted on June 6, 2010June 16, 2012
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FUNNY PEOPLE

Here’s the problem with titling your movie FUNNY PEOPLE – you’re almost daring people not to laugh at it.

Posted on August 3, 2009February 4, 2012
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Funny Little Frog (FUNNY PEOPLE Trailer)

A funny little thing happened when I sat down to write my last review: I realized I was mislead. I’ll admit that I put my … Read More ›

Posted on March 25, 2009
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PINEAPPLE EXPRESS

I wonder if there is a harder sell than getting stoner humour to work for those of us who don’t use ’em?

Posted on August 22, 2008September 1, 2012
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STEP BROTHERS

Is there a movie almost everyone else you know thinks is hilarious, but you can’t stand? This is mine.

Posted on August 9, 2008September 1, 2012
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FORGETTING SARAH MARSHALL

They say that breaking up is hard to do. Bullshit – Breaking up is easy, it’s moving on that’s the bitch.

Posted on April 20, 2008September 1, 2012
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SUPERBAD

Remember those high school days? When the first and foremost thing upon the brain was “losin’ it”?

Posted on September 20, 2007October 24, 2013

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