Articles tagged "chris elliott"![]() The PopMatters Summer 2009 Movie Preview FeatureSummer of Same: May 2009by 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 ![]() Film DVD ReviewScary Movie 4 (2006)by Ron Mashate[1.Sep.06] :. This isn't a movie so much as a series of set pieces with a theme of parody in mind, only to quickly devolve into toilet humor of the most literal kind and asinine, gross-out histrionics. ![]() Film ReviewScary Movie 4 (2006)by Noah Davis[21.Apr.06] :. The problem is that none of this is surprising. We've seen these jokes on late night television, heard them on the radio or even thought of them ourselves. ![]() Film DVD ReviewThere’s Something More About Mary (1998)by Cynthia Fuchs[30.Jun.03] :. It's easy to deride the Farrellys' work, to dismiss their brand of humor or their dogged efforts to be 'politically incorrect.' Still, they serve more substantive functions than dosing 12-year-old boys with chickens-up-the-butt jokes. ![]() Film ReviewSnow Day (2000)by Mike WardIt’s been a long time since I saw a first-run movie with no one else in the theater. As a matter of fact, I can tell you exactly when this last happened: in 1974, when I snuck out of whatever I... ![]() Film ReviewOsmosis Jones (2001)by Cynthia FuchsWho would have guessed it? Living inside inveterate white guy Frank (Bill Murray) is a company of black folks. |
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