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Tuesday, July 27 2010

‘Saturday Night Live: The Best of Will Ferrell’—Inching Toward Potential

By Jesse Hassenger

Despite their longevity, the SNL home video producers have never quite taken full advantage of the of the DVD format.


Monday, April 12 2010

The Other Guys aka Adam McKay Does the Cop Comedy Thing (trailer)

By Jonathan Simrin

The Other Guys is a cop comedy with a lot of creative talent behind it. So why is the trailer so mediocre?


Tuesday, December 1 2009

Will Ferrell: You’re Welcome, America. A Final Night with George W. Bush

By Evan Sawdey

You can't help but think that Ferrell would've wanted to go out on a high note with his Bush impression, instead of just giving us what is essentially an easy go-round of his greatest hits.


Friday, June 5 2009

Will Ferrell brings his favorite childhood TV show to the big screen

By Barry Koltnow


Land of the Lost

By Cynthia Fuchs

Lack of understanding and planning is the unclever premise of Land of the Lost.


Tuesday, April 28 2009

Summer of Same: June 2009

By Bill Gibron

This month's "original" fare offers a take on a Sid and Marty Krofft classic, more battling seizure robots, and the retaking of '70s subway thriller. Everything old is new again.


Wednesday, March 11 2009

HBO show bids Will Ferrell’s Bush farewell

By Neal Justin


Tuesday, January 13 2009

Celulloid Culpability - Top 10 Film Guilty Pleasures of 2008

By PopMatters Staff

Like comedy or music, one's choice in cinematic pleasure can be very personal - and very peculiar. Take this tantalizing list of shameful indulgences. You can argue over their artistic value, but their individuals rewards definitely speak to those who champion them.


Sunday, December 7 2008

Step Brothers

By Jesse Hassenger

They're hostile, irritable, and unemployable; it's hilarious but also unsettling.


Friday, July 25 2008

Step Brothers

By Cynthia Fuchs

In Step Brothers, Nancy (Mary Steenburgen) is the ideal audience, the girl who can't fathom the anti-nuances of masculine ritual.


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