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In recent years, there has been no shortage of American male-centered LGBTQ movies, with one (Moonlight) winning an Oscar. When it comes to lesbian stories, however, pickings have been slim. Although there have been international options (incl...
U.S. Release Date: 2018-04-27
MPAA Rating: "NR" (Sexual Content, Nudity, Profanity)
Genre: Romance/Drama
Director: Miguel Arteta
Cast: Alia Shawkat, Laia Costa
Reuniting director Todd Phillips with the actor whose name no one can pronounce (the inimitable Zach Galifianakis) would seem to represent an excellent cornerstone for another laugh-till-you-drop comedy. Add Robert Downey Jr., possibly the best Am...
U.S. Release Date: 2010-11-05
MPAA Rating: "R" (Profanity, Sexual Content)
Genre: COMEDY
Director: Todd Phillips
Cast: Robert Downey Jr., Zach Galifianakis, Michelle Monaghan, ...
The DUFF would make John Hughes smile. With its mixture of wit, teen friendly situations, and heart, The DUFF feels like something that might have come out of Hughes' '80s playbook. Although the film understands its target audience, its appea...
U.S. Release Date: 2015-02-20
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Profanity, Sexual Content)
Genre: COMEDY/ROMANCE
Director: Ari Sandel
Cast: Allison Janney, Mae Whitman, Ken Jeong, ...
Since it is not possible to endure The Dukes of Hazzard without finding some other task to occupy one's mind (straight viewing could result in brain damage), I passed the time by re-constructing what might have been the pitch meeting in which Warne...
U.S. Release Date: 2005-08-05
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Violence, Profanity, Sexual Situations)
Genre: ACTION COMEDY
Director: Jay Chandrasekhar
Cast: Johnny Knoxville, Seann William Scott, Jessica Simpson, ...
In recent years, I have complained about the inability of movies to close strongly. Numerous films with promising beginnings and middles have fallen apart at the end. Thankfully, that's not the case with The Dukes, where a satisfying final half-h...
U.S. Release Date: 2008-11-14
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Profanity, Sexual Situations)
Genre: DRAMA
Director: Robert Davi
Cast: Chazz Palminteri, Robert Davi, Peter Bogdanovich, ...
Sometimes, a movie just can't live up to its advertising campaign (or its name, for that matter). Dumb and Dumber is one such case. Take the newspaper ad, for example, filled with all those fake, witty quotes. That's rather clever (although not o...
U.S. Release Date: 1994-12-16
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Profanity, Sexual Situations)
Genre: COMEDY
Director: Peter Farrelly
Cast: Jim Carrey, Jeff Daniels, Lauren Holly, ...
What propels filmmakers to make a sequel to a 20-year old film? Is it nostalgia for the brand of comedy that characterized the original? Is it desperation on everyone's part to revive flagging careers? Or is it Hollywood's acceptance that recogniz...
U.S. Release Date: 2014-11-14
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Profanity, Sexual Content)
Genre: COMEDY
Director: Peter & Bobby Farrelly
Cast: Jim Carrey, Jeff Daniels, Rachel Melvin, ...
Just when I thought it was safe to go back in theaters on Friday the 13th – with Jason having decided to postpone his duel with Robert Englund's nightmare-prowling pizza face until later in the summer – along comes a seemingly innocent movie th...
U.S. Release Date: 2003-06-13
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Sexual Situations, Profanity)
Genre: COMEDY
Director: Troy Miller
Cast: Eric Christian Olsen, Derek Richardson, Eugene Levy, ...
Dumb Money is many things but one thing it isn’t is “dumb.” An engagingly lighthearted rags-to-riches romp with a David vs. Goliath element, the movie uses its real-life basis to formulate a modern day fairy tale. It’s easy to criticize th...
U.S. Release Date: 2023-09-22
MPAA Rating: "R" (Profanity, Brief Nudity)
Genre: Drama/Comedy
Director: Craig Gillespie
Cast: Paul Dano, Sebastian Stan, Talia Ryder, ...
Dumbo is a perfectly adequate family film. While that may seem like damning with faint praise, keep in mind that this movie was never considered to be among Disney’s 2019 big guns. It fills a niche and does so nicely with a style and approac...
U.S. Release Date: 2019-03-29
MPAA Rating: "PG"
Genre: Adventure/Fantasy
Director: Tim Burton
Cast: Colin Farrell, Michael Keaton, Danny DeVito, ...