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Thursday, July 16 2009

The Chris Farley Show by Tom Farley & Tanner Colby

A complex community of personalities radiates around the main subject and a detailed, varied portrait inevitably appears.


Monday, February 5 2007

Rules of Engagement

Girls want intimacy, while all guys want are spectacular and exotic sex acts. Urgh.


Tuesday, August 1 2006

Joe Dirt (2001)

Joe's unflappable nature in the face of constant rejection and torture is what is supposed to make him a hero, his attitude embodied in his oft-repeated personal slogan, "Life is a garden: dig it."


Friday, April 14 2006

The Benchwarmers (2006)

It's a shame that tee-heeing at gayness couldn't be jettisoned for the kids, rather than re-emphasized.


Monday, August 29 2005

Tommy Boy: Holy Schnike Edition (1995)

It seems odd that this well-executed formula buddy comedy would have such a tortured birthing process.


Thursday, September 4 2003

Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star (2003)

David Spade movies are pathetic by definition.


Sunday, January 1 1995

Just Shoot Me

Just Shoot Me's point [is] that the world of fashion magazines is shallow, empty, completely fake... and very, very funny.


Joe Dirt (2001)

Are 'rednecks' funny? America seems to think so.


The Emperor’s New Groove (2000)

There are a lot of things to like about 'The Emperor's New Groove', and one of the most compelling is the fact that the lead character, the teenaged Emperor Kuzco (voiced by David Spade) is largely unlikable.


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