Tag: comedy

4:20: SAUSAGE PARTY [2016]

Posted on August 28, 2016 by Jordan Dodd

Directed by Greg Tiernan, Conrad Vernon Written by Kyle Hunter (screenplay), Ariel Shaffir (screenplay), Seth Rogen, Evan Goldberg Starring: Seth Rogen, Kristen Wiig, Jonah Hill, Bill Hader, Salma Hayek, Edward Norton, James Franco, Danny McBride, Michael Cera, Nick Kroll Shout out to my good… Continue Reading “4:20: SAUSAGE PARTY [2016]”

Category: 2016, FilmTags: #animation, Ariel Shaffir, Bill Hader, comedy, Conrad Vernon, Danny McBride, Edward Norton, Evan Goldberg, Greg Tiernan, James Franco, Jonah Hill, Kristen Wiig, Kyle Hunter, Michael Cera, Nick Kroll, R-rated, Salma Hayek, satire, Sausage Party, Seth Rogen, sex jokes

MONEY MONSTER [2016]

Posted on June 4, 2016 by Jordan Dodd

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Directed by Jodie Foster Written by Jamie Linden (screenplay), Alan DiFiore (screenplay), Jim Kouf (screenplay) Starring: George Clooney, Julia Roberts, Jack O’Connell, Dominic West, Giancarlo Esposito When George Clooney is at his best, few can match his charisma. His character here, Lee Gates, is… Continue Reading “MONEY MONSTER [2016]”

Category: 2016, FilmTags: 2016, Alan DiFiore, comedy, Drama, economics, George Clooney, Giancarlo Esposito, hostage, Jack O'Connell, Jamie Linden, Jim Kouf, Jodie Foster, Julia Roberts, media manipulation, money monster, stock m arket, terrorism, thriller, wall-street

SPECIAL CORRESPONDENTS [2016]

Posted on June 1, 2016 by Jordan Dodd

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Directed by Ricky Gervais Written by Ricky Gervais Starring: Ricky Gervais, Eric Bana, Vera Farmiga Fans of Ricky Gervais must be happy that he has jumped back into the director’s chair for a movie, after numerous successful television series in which he usually stars.… Continue Reading “SPECIAL CORRESPONDENTS [2016]”

Category: 2016, FilmTags: civil war, comedy, derek, Equador, Eric Bana, journalism, life's too short, radio, radio news, Ricky Gervais, the invention of lying, the office, Vera Farmiga, war reporting

THE LADY IN THE VAN [2015]

Posted on March 19, 2016 by Jordan Dodd

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Directed by Nicholas Hytner Written by Alan Bennett Starring: Maggie Smith, Alex Jennings, Jim Broadbent Based on ‘a mostly true story’, The Lady In The Van is a fun and lightly amusing flick starring Maggie Smith as the titular lady, known as Miss Shepherd.… Continue Reading “THE LADY IN THE VAN [2015]”

Category: 2015, FilmTags: 2015, Alan Bennett, Alex Jennings, comedy, Jim Broadbent, lady in the van, Maggie Smith, Nicholas Hytner

TRAINWRECK [2015]

Posted on February 8, 2016 by Jordan Dodd

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Directed by Judd Apatow Written by Amy Schumer Starring: Amy Schumer, Bill Hader, Brie Larson, Colin Quinn, John Cena, Tilda Swinton When this movie was released I couldn’t find a negative view on it. I’m sure they were/are out there, but from what I… Continue Reading “TRAINWRECK [2015]”

Category: 2015, FilmTags: Amy Schumer, Brie Larson, Colin Quinn, comedy, feminism, John Cena, Judd Apatow, oscar nomination[, Sex, Tilda Swinton

THE VISIT [2015]

Posted on October 10, 2015 by Jordan Dodd

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Directed and Written by M. Night Shyamalan Starring: Olivia DeJonge, Ed Oxenbould, Deanna Dunagan, Peter McRobbie, Kathryn Hahn Some folk are touting this new film as a return to form for director M. Night Shaymalan after his last few outings which were almost universally… Continue Reading “THE VISIT [2015]”

Category: 2015, FilmTags: 2015, comedy, Deanna Dunagan, Ed Oxenbould, found footage, horror, Kathryn Hahn, M. Night Shyamalan, mockumentary, Olivia DeJonge, Peter McRobbie, The Visit

MINIONS [2015]

Posted on July 5, 2015 by Jordan Dodd

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I live under a rather large rock. I don’t have TV reception and I am horrible with pop culture. I just follow movies, obsessively, and that has only been for the last two years. So in my world, until not long ago (shout out… Continue Reading “MINIONS [2015]”

Category: 2015, FilmTags: children's film, comedy, despicable me, minions, slapstick

AFFF: SUPERCONDRIAQUE [2014]

Posted on April 5, 2015 by Jordan Dodd

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Directed and Written by Dany Boon Starring: Dany Boon, Kad Merad, Alice Pol I don’t think the basic premise of this film is hard to guess. It revolves around Chris O’Dowd’s French doppelgänger, Romain (Danny Boon), who in addition to being a ‘superchondriac’, seems… Continue Reading “AFFF: SUPERCONDRIAQUE [2014]”

Category: Film, Film Festivals, ForeignTags: 2014, Alice Pol, comedy, Dany Boon, French film, French Film Festival, Kad Merad

THE INTERVIEW [2014]

Posted on March 11, 2015 by Jordan Dodd

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written by jordan dodd The opening minutes of The Interview are some of the worst attempts at satire I have ever witnessed, the ‘Dave Skylark show’ a grossly unfunny and inept attempt at media satire. After watching stuff like Shaun Micallef’s Mad as Hell… Continue Reading “THE INTERVIEW [2014]”

Category: FilmTags: Bill Maher, comedy, horrid, James Franco, North Korea, Seth Rogan, Shaun Micallef, The Interview

BIRDMAN: 2015 OSCAR NOMS ANALYSIS

Posted on February 23, 2015 by Jordan Dodd

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Soooo, looking at other blogs, the Oscars are on it would seem… I wouldn’t know if a meteorite struck the earth, let alone the date of a film awards ceremony, so thank you, other bloggers!! I have never been one to give two shits… Continue Reading “BIRDMAN: 2015 OSCAR NOMS ANALYSIS”