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Movie Review - This Is Where I Leave You (2014)

This Is Where I Leave You stars Jason Bateman as Judd Altman, a man who has just discovered that his wife has been sleeping with his boss (Dax Shepard). To make matters worse he receives a phone call not too long after from his sister Wendy (Tina Fey) telling him that their father has just died. Now all the Altman kids are coming home for the funeral and must stay for seven days as they take part in a Jewish tradition called "sitting Shiva." The Altman's don't have the best relationships and once they're all under the same roof chaos ensues. There have been many films that are extremely similar to this premise. A dysfunctional family all come together for one reason or another and have to try and work out their differences for the sake of the family. Been there done that. That's the biggest pratfall for this film, the fact that it is so cliche and hits a lot of the same notes we've seen in plenty of other films. With that being said the film is able t

Movie Review - The End of the Tour (2015)

The End of the Tour is the latest film directed by James Ponsoldt, which shows the real life story of Rolling Stone reporter David Lipsky (Jesse Eisenberg) spending five days with acclaimed writer David Frank Wallace (Jason Segel) and interviewing him for the famous magazine. This takes place just after Wallace's groundbreaking novel 'Infinite Jest' was released. Director James Ponsoldt takes us through the five day interview and we see as these two guy become good friends but start to constantly bicker and argue the more they get to know one another. It's a real in depth look inside the mind of two clearly talented writers and how much they differ from one another as we watch over the course of the film. This was a pleasantly surprising little film. Not that I expected it to be a disappointment but it surprised me in how genuine and real it felt as the story went along. Watching these two guys and listening to the conversations they have together, you really get a

Bros: Review

2022. R. 115 mins. Directed by Nicholas Stoller Bros follows Bobby (Billy Eichner), a single guy who runs his own podcast and is in the process of opening the first LGBTQ+ history museum. Bobby has always been more into his work than relationships so he mostly uses dating apps to hook up rather than commit to any relationships. While at a club one night he meets Aaron (Luke Macfarlane), a guy who is not normally his type but there's something about him that interests Bobby. Aaron also has never committed to a relationship before either and mostly just hooks up as well. Both guys are complete opposites but share some similar beliefs that make them very compatible. Despite never committing to relationships in the past Bobby and Aaron decide to give it a try but both have reservations about doing so. As far as romantic comedies go Bros does a great job at giving audiences something different. This is one of, if not the first mainstream rom-com to feature two male leads. Billy Eich

Movie Review - Pixels (2015)

Another year goes by and here we have another big budget Adam Sandler comedy. Every time I review a Sandler film I always say the same thing, the guy is talented but he continues to make films that are so low brow with their humor that they just aren't funny. He consistently does this because he knows those types of films are what's going to make him more money. With this latest film, Pixels, the trailer actually had me pretty interested. I though hey maybe this could finally be a decent film with Sandler that will be a step above all his other bad comedies he's put out over the last 10 years. The end result has me kind of split because the film really isn't that good but it's not as bad as everyone else has made it out to be, The basic premise here is that we follow Sandler as Sam Brenner, who as a kid was one of the best arcade game players in the country but now he works for a Geek Squad type company because he lost an arcade game championship when he was you

Orphan: First Kill: Review

2022. R. 99 mins. Directed by William Brent Bell Back in 2009, Orphan hit theaters and was met with mixed reviews but was able to cash in on almost $80 million worldwide. The movie is well remembered as having one of the craziest twist endings of all time. Now we jump forward and we now have Orphan: First Kill which is a prequel to the '09 hit. This time Leena (Isabelle Fuhrman) breaks out of an Estonian psychiatric facility and decides to head to America. She is able to do this by impersonating the missing daughter of a wealthy family named Esther. The family is glad to have her back after losing their daughter four years prior, however there may be more going on in this house than "Esther" realizes. Let's go ahead and put it out there, this movie is insane. Even more so than the first one, Orphan: First Kill goes off the rails multiple times and it makes things so enjoyable. While Director William Brent Bell doesn't have the best track record as a filmmaker he

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