Comedy

The Simpsons: The Complete Twentieth Season Blu-ray review

Much of what made The Simpsons the long-lasting phenomenon it is, becomes readily apparent with the first episode of the show’s Twentieth Season – Sex, Pies and Idiot Scrapes, which features Homer and Ned going into business together as bounty hunters, and Marge taking a job at an erotic bakery. The episode is taylor-made for ….

Family Guy: Something, Something, Something, Dark Side Blu-ray review

In 2007’s Blue Harvest, the Family Guy crew famously parodied Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope, using their trademark cheeky and sometimes over the top humor. Now they’re back with Family Guy: Something, Something, Something, Dark Side, which pokes fun at what many consider the Holy Grail of the Star Wars saga… The Empire ….

Jennifer’s Body Blu-ray review

Jennifer’s Body was so much more than advertised. In the poster and in trailer after trailer, the movie’s star Megan Fox is front and center, pushing the teen male hormone exploitation factor, which as a male, I didn’t have much of a problem with. However, I wasn’t very excited about the film beyond the obvious. ….

Win one of two copies of the 10 Things I Hate About You 10th Anniversary 2-disc DVD Edition

On Tuesday January 5th, Walt Disney Studios will release 10 Things I Hate About You 10th Anniversary 2-Disc DVD. Academy Award winner Heath Ledger (Best Supporting Actor, 2008, Dark Knight) makes his American screen debut opposite Julia Stiles (the Bourne trilogy) with Joseph Gordon-Levitt (500 Days of Summer) and Gabrielle Union (Cadillac Records). An inspired ….

10 Things I Hate About You 10th Anniversary Blu-ray review

10 Things I Hate About You is a clever and funny teen comedy, that doesn’t take many traditional routes in it’s storytelling, thanks to the film’s first-time director Gil Junger, and co-writers Karen McCullah Lutz and Kirsten Smith. While the well-worn story elements of “boy meets girl…”, have been told time and again, 10 Things ….

Extract Blu-ray review

Just in time for the holidays, I’ve prepared a few new reviews of some films that might be on your list to enjoy with some eggnog. First up is Mike Judge’s comedy Extract, which I had extremely high hopes for, Office Space fanatic that I am. Unfortunately, Judge doesn’t get anywhere near his Office Space ….