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Leslie Mann has her meatiest role yet opposite Adam Sandler

by Barry Koltnow [The Orange County Register (MCT)]

[7.Aug.09] :. SANTA MONICA, Calif. — Leslie Mann laughs a lot now, but she didn’t always think her life was so amusing. In fact, she winces whenever she is forced to talk about her high school years...

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The PopMatters Summer 2009 Movie Preview Feature

Summer of Same: August 2009

by Bill Gibron

[30.Apr.09] :. With names like Tarantino, Lee, and Zombie, the final month of the season pulls out all the film geek stops. Still, the only guarantee is familiarity, not freshness.

The PopMatters Summer 2009 Movie Preview

 

The PopMatters Summer 2009 Movie Preview Feature

Summer of Same: July 2009

by Bill Gibron

[29.Apr.09] :. In a rare attempt at novelty, July jets along with only Harry Potter and the Ice Age crew sampling continuing series spoils. The rest provide unknown pleasures.

The PopMatters Summer 2009 Movie Preview

 

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17 Again

by Renee Scolaro Mora

[17.Apr.09] :. As much fun as 17 Again has with its young-again reverie, the conclusions Mike reaches are not fantastic, but, more accurately, adult.

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Drillbit Taylor

by Cynthia Fuchs

[21.Mar.08] :. Posing as a bodyguard and life coach for a trio of high school freshmen, Drillbit doesn't look even a little bit sincere.

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PopMatters Picks: The Best TV, Film, and DVD of 2007 Feature

Digital Dynamite: The 30 Best DVDs of 2007

by PopMatters Staff

[25.Jan.08] :. It was the year of the behemoth box set, the multi-disc triumph that tried to give long suffering fans everything their demanding little digital hearts ever desired. Here are PopMatters' 30 picks for the best DVDs of the year.

PopMatters Picks: The Best TV, Film, and DVD of 2007

 

A Gallery of Good Works: The Best Films of 2007

by PopMatters Staff

[11.Jan.08] :. From Julian Schnabel's artsy The Diving Bell and the Butterfly to the legendary Coen Brothers splendid adaptation of Cormac McCarthy's No Country for Old Men, PopMatters counts down the 30 best films of 2007.

 

Oh, baby! 2007 gave birth to a brood of pregnancy comedies

by Chris Vognar [The Dallas Morning News (MCT)]

[20.Dec.07] :. In “Juno,” the new, life-affirming teen pregnancy comedy, our spunky 16-year-old heroine is aghast to learn she’s been knocked up. “I was thinking I’d just nip it in the...

 

Knocked Up

by Andrew Gilstrap

[26.Sep.07] :. Taken as a straightforward comedy, Knocked Up is extremely satisfying. Taken as a more serious meditation on adulthood and priorities, though . . .

 

TV geek Seth Rogen becomes a movie star

by Terry Lawson [Detroit Free Press (MCT)]

[1.Jun.07] :. If you’re perplexed to hear that this summer’s break out movie star is a 24-year-old, self-described “Canadian Jew” who ends almost every sentence with a donkey-bray laugh,...

 

With Judd Apatow’s films and TV shows, familiarity breeds hilarity

by Stephen Becker [The Dallas Morning News (MCT)]

[1.Jun.07] :. If practice really does make perfect, then Knocked Up should be just about the perfect comedy. Writer and director Judd Apatow’s follow-up to 2005’s funniest movie—The...

 

Knocked Up (2007)

by Cynthia Fuchs

[1.Jun.07] :. While the Pete and Ben romance is based in their similarities, their most moving discovery is their unconditional devotion to the differences embodied by girls.

 

Short Cuts - In Theaters: Knocked Up (2007)

by Bill Gibron

[30.May.07] :. If big screen comedy has an assigned savior, it just might be Judd Apatow. With the beloved 40 Year Old Virgin fresh in everyone’s minds, and his producer’s imprint on other...

 

Monkey Business (Part 2: June)

by Bill Gibron

[2.May.07] :. Apparently, as the sun's strongest rays finally settle over the movie going public, sequels are the remedy to cool down an overheated demographic. This month alone holds five examples of such redux refreshment. The rest of the choices are a variety pack of genres, ideas and possibilities.