Director Robert Schwentke Staring Ryan Reynolds, Jeff Bridges, Mary-Louise Parker Rated M Score 2/6 A recently slain cop joins a team of undead police officers working for the Rest in Peace Department and tries to find the man who murdered him. If you have plans to go see this one, wait. You should wait till…
Comedy
Comedy Movie Reviews
Astérix et Obélix: Au service de Sa Majesté
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Director Laurent Tirard Staring Gérard Depardieu, Dany Boon, Edouard Baer Rated PG Score 5/6 Asterix crosses the channel to help second-cousin Anticlimax face down Julius Caesar and invading Romans. Believe it or not I actually have vague memories of being taken to see the original animated version when I was younger. One of the main…
Rapture-Palooza
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Director Paul Middleditch Staring Anna Kendrick, Craig Robinson, John Francis Daley, Ken Jeong Rated MA Score 0.5/6 Two teens battle their way through a religious apocalypse on a mission to defeat the Antichrist. I seem to remember that in 1999 the release of Dogma was protested by such groups as the Catholic League. Considering the…
The World’s End
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Director Edgar Wright Staring Rosamund Pike, Simon Pegg, Nick Frost, Martin Freeman Rated MA Score 4.5/6 Five friends who reunite in an attempt to top their epic pub crawl from 20 years earlier unwittingly become humankind’s only hope for survival. The thing that I love about Nick Frost and Simon Pegg’s movies is that they…
Ace Attorney
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Director Takashi Miike Staring Hiroki Narimiya, Takumi Saitô, Mirei Kiritani Rated M Score 5/6 In the near future, an overflowing court system dictates that all trials can only convene for 3 days – then a verdict must be reached. Phoenix Wright is a novice lawyer who takes on a difficult murder case against prosecutor Miles…
Goddess
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Director Mark Lamprell Staring Laura Michelle Kelly, Ronan Keating, Magda Szubanski Rated PG Score 5/6 Elspeth Dickens dreams of finding her “voice” despite being stuck in an isolated farmhouse with her twin toddlers. A web-cam becomes her pathway to fame and fortune, but at a price. If you have not heard about the movie Goddess,…
21 & Over
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Director Jon Lucas & Scott Moore Staring Miles Teller, Justin Chon, Sarah Wright Rated MA Score 2.5/6 The night before his big medical school interview, a promising student celebrates his 21st birthday with his two best friends. The guys who wrote the hangover are responsible for 21 & over, I got the overall feeling that…
Save your legs!
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Director Boyd Hicklin Starring Stephen Curry, Brendan Cowell, Damon Gameau Rated M Score 4/6 Edward (Teddy) Brown is obsessed with cricket. His whole life has revolved around the game, his park cricket team and his mates. Now that they’ve hit their mid-thirties, his friends are starting to move on, trading in the team for their…
Cockneys vs. Zombies
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Director Matthias Hoene Starring Rasmus Hardiker, Harry Treadaway, Michelle Ryan Rated MA Score 6/6 A gang of bank robbers fight their way out of a zombie-infested London. If you came across this one at your friendly DVD store I can understand that you might give this one a wide berth judging just purely title and…
This is 40
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Director Judd Apatow Staring Paul Rudd, Leslie Mann, Maude Apatow Rated MA Score 2.5/6 A look at the lives of Pete and Debbie a few years after the events of Knocked Up. I kind of wish that I did not invest my time to watch this movie. Granted it is not a complete clusterfuck of…