Posts Tagged ‘paul rudd’

The 12 Funniest Movies of 2012

January 19th, 2013

There are all kinds of comedies, some more critic friendly than others. Stupid comedies… critics hate those. Dramatic comedies… boy, do critics eat those up. But what really matters when it comes to comedies? I have very specific criteria: a good comedy has to make me laugh.

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Review: If ‘This is 40,’ Thank God I’m 30

December 19th, 2012

Funny and perhaps predictive of my future, This Is 40 is the fourth movie from director Judd Apatow and a quasi-sequel to the hilarious Knocked Up. A snapshot of one week of the lives of married parents Pete and Debbie, This Is 40 evokes plenty of laughs, even though the scenes are somewhat aimless and eventually unnecessary.

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Wanderlust is Actually, Sort of, Really Funny

February 24th, 2012

Jennifer Aniston. Malin Akerman. And an open sex environment. Paul Rudd, what have you gotten yourself into? From the director of Wet Hot American Summer comes a more polished version of Wet Hot American Summer, a hippie-themed romp of comedy bits that work more than not. The title is Wanderlust, another Judd Apatow-produced laugh fest.

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Our Idiot Brother Movie Review

November 29th, 2011

A pothead hippie idealist who was stupid enough to sell drugs to a uniformed police officer is released from jail and integrates not-so-seamlessly into the lives of his three sisters in Our Idiot Brother, a surprisingly thoughtful comedy that doesn’t stir up a lot of laughs but is genuinely enjoyable nonetheless.

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From the Director of Role Models… Wanderlust

November 5th, 2011

Paul Rudd has reunited with the director of Role Models for the comedy Wanderlust, in theaters February 24, 2012. In the movie, Rudd and Jennifer Aniston play a fast-paced couple who lose their life savings and decide to hit the road. They become stranded at a commune, where they discover life doesn’t need to be as hectic as they’ve lived it.

Watch the trailer and let us know what you think!

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How Do You Know Movie Review

March 21st, 2011

A romantic comedy that unfathomably cost $120 million to make, How Do You Know was released in December, poised to the feel-good “it” movie of the holidays. Instead, it earned only $30 million domestically, making it one of the biggest flops of 2010.

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