Friends with Benefits (2011)

Friends with Benefits (2011) — This article was originally published on 12ftdwende.com on 22 July 2011. I really don’t think I’ve quite got the hang of reviewing comedies. As I mention in every review I write for a comedy, the only real barometer for success is whether or not it makes you laugh. However, “I … Continue reading

Bad Teacher (2011)

Bad Teacher (2011) — The following article originally appeared on 12ftdwende.com on 24 June 2011. The 1994 Jim Carrey film The Mask introduced the world to a hot young bombshell named Cameron Diaz. She was in a few more movies (my favorites being Danny Boyle’s A Life Less Ordinary and her cameo in Fear and … Continue reading

New Girl – “Kryptonite”

New Girl – “Kryptonite” Coach, we hardly knew ye. Now that Damon Wayans Jr. has departed for the second season of Happy Endings (I’d be angry about that if I didn’t love the hell out of Happy Endings), a suspiciously similar substitute is brought in. And by suspiciously similar, I mean they’re both black. So … Continue reading