Posted by moviegeek916 on October 9, 2011 · Leave a Comment
Saturday Night Live – “Ben Stiller/Foster the People” It’s always nifty when past Saturday Night Live cast members come back to host. They know the score. They’ve gone through it week after week so they know how this shit works. Well, in addition to the five short weeks Ben Stiller spent as a featured player … Continue reading →
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Posted by moviegeek916 on October 2, 2011 · Leave a Comment
Saturday Night Live – “Melissa McCarthy/Lady Antebellum” There are people who insist that Saturday Night Live has not been funny in years. I disagree. I think what happens is they stop watching and every time one of their friends convinces them “no, really, it’s good now” they tune in and catch an episode like this … Continue reading →
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Posted by moviegeek916 on September 22, 2011 · Leave a Comment
Megamind (2010) — Premise in a nutshell: evil supervillain actually defeats the superhero who has been thwarting him all these years and find that he now has no idea what to do with his life. Dreamworks Animation has rarely been on the same film-making level as Pixar (mostly due to over-relying on popular culture references… … Continue reading →
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Posted by moviegeek916 on September 13, 2011 · Leave a Comment
Greenberg (2010) — The big thing you need to overcome to enjoy this movie is that Ben Stiller plays a total asshole. Seriously. The guy is a major-league dick to everyone in his life. He doesn’t mean to be but he is. It’s a pretty decent compliment to Stiller’s performance that I didn’t hate the … Continue reading →
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Persistence of Vision 