Billy Crystal and Tiffany Haddish bring out emotions and humor in this hit & miss dramedy. In, “Here Today,” the first movie he directed since the TV movie “61*,” Billy Crystal writes […]
Here Today
Eat Wheaties!
Tony Hale is lovable and funny as a loser Facebooking Elizabeth Banks. In the new independent comedy “Eat Wheaties,” Tony Hale is absolutely fun as a loser, who wants to prove to […]
The Mitchells vs. The Machines
LOL and OMG at the weird family battling iPhone robots. The words “sassy” and “cartoon” are what I would like to describe “The Mitchells vs. The Machines,” which was originally titled “Connected.” […]
Together Together
Helms and Harrison are a mismatch made in Comedy Heaven. Ed Helms (our “Hangover” and “Office” friend) has found himself with a number of terrible comedies from “Vacation” to last year’s Hellhole […]
Thunder Force
This superhero comedy has weaknesses and it’s not Kryptonite. Melissa McCarthy and Octavia Spencer are two of the best female talents in the entertainment industry, but they’re both woefully misused in “Thunder […]
Bad Trip
The title speaks for itself. About five minutes into “Bad Trip” tickled me, and that’s when Eric Andre’s mechanic suit gets sucked off by a vacuum cleaner, and he’s stripped naked. It […]
Yes Day
For the kids, yes, for everyone else, no. Take the raunchy comedy out of “Hall Pass,” and the Jim Carrey out of “Yes Day,” and add a bunch of millennials and frazzled […]
Long Weekend
A romantic comedy that’s stranger than fiction. You’ve probably haven’t heard of the new romantic comedy “Long Weekend,” of its one-minute trailer premiering a few weeks earlier, and it’s vague plot summary […]
Coming 2 America
Eddie Murphy’s Prince Akeem survives the 2020s in this hilarious sequel. The 1988 Eddie Murphy comedy “Coming to America” is one of the funniest and most under-appreciated films I’ve ever seen. He […]
Raya and the Last Dragon
Disney’s latest is a rousing, comical, and beautiful animated feature. “Raya and the Last Dragon” is the first Disney Princess animated feature since “Brave” to cut back on the singing and romance […]
