Articles tagged "breckin meyer"

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‘Ghosts’ is Passable RomCom Fare

by Bill Gibron

[1.May.09] :. Remember when Matthew McConaughey was the next big thing? Around the release of A Time to Kill, when he was the “it” actor bound for superstar glory. Of course, many of these...

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Film Review

Ghosts of Girlfriends Past

by Cynthia Fuchs

[1.May.09] :. Ghosts of Girlfriends Past submits that Connor deserves to be saved by Jenny. But it never shows how or why she should bother with him.

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The PopMatters Summer 2009 Movie Preview Feature

Summer of Same: May 2009

by Bill Gibron

[27.Apr.09] :. May's titles include the fourth films in two aging franchises, more Pixar perfection, and the reboot of a TV series from 40 years ago. And they say there are no new ideas.

The PopMatters Summer 2009 Movie Preview

 

TV DVD Review

Robot Chicken: Season 3

by Andrew Winistorfer

[4.Nov.08] :. This is a show for nerds, geeks, dorks, and spazzes that somehow brokethrough to the mainstream.

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Film DVD Review

Herbie: Fully Loaded (2005)

by Cynthia Fuchs

[24.Oct.05] :. Angela Robinson says the movie shows the 'scope and the joy of being a contender, more than winning, necessarily.' That Herbie allows this 'scope and joy' for a girl driver is mostly delightful.

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Film DVD Review

Clueless: Whatever! Edition (1995)

by Cynthia Fuchs

[30.Aug.05] :. When I first read I just thought, this is funny. This was by the lady who directed Fast Times and apparently they had the girl from the Aerosmith videos in it.

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Rebound (2005)

by Cynthia Fuchs

[1.Jul.05] :. Martin Lawrence's entrance into the lucrative kiddie flick arena never figures how to handle his vibrant spacticity.

 

Herbie: Fully Loaded (2005)

by Cynthia Fuchs

[24.Jun.05] :. Whether or not you believe any angle of Lindsay Lohan's ever new image, she's certainly learned how to recycle, a useful skill in her chosen profession.

 

Garfield: The Movie (2004)

by Tim O'Neil

[15.Nov.04] :. If Garfield's non-animated creatures lack distinction (what you might call 'edge'), it should be remembered that it is intended for small children.

 

Married to the Kellys

by Stephen Kelly

[8.Dec.03] :. If you watch 'family' sitcoms at all, you're already familiar with the Kellys: quirky kinfolk whose weekly crises are tied up with a big laugh and a group hug.

 

Kate & Leopold (2001)

by Cynthia Fuchs

[24.Dec.01] :. Never mind that Leopold is clueless when it comes to actual labor or the concept of class; as long as he's upper, he has no need to know anything more.

 

Road Trip (2000)

by Aaron Lecklider

Most of the humor in Road Trip depends upon the audience identifying with the characters' sexual anxiety.

 

Rat Race (2001)

by Cynthia Fuchs

A balls-out stupid summer comedy where no one cares about special effects or plots making sense or even about characters winning or losing is not a bad thing. It is, rather, a representative thing.

 

Rat Race (2001)

by James Snapko

It's full of pratfalls, sight gags, and irreverence toward 'I Love Lucy', Nazis, body piercing, a very unlucky cow, and a dog. Fortunately, Zucker executes them all like a ringmaster.