What would happen if Joss Whedon and Mike Judge had a cinematic love child? If our puny human brains were capable of comprehending such unmitigated awesomeness, it would probably resemble something like ‘Bloodsucking Bastards.’
St. Vincent Written & Directed by Theodore Melfi USA, 2014 You know you have star power when an entire theater sits through the end credits just to watch you water a potted plant. Such is our national obsession with Bill Murray. Whether it’s a raised eyebrow or an awkward pause, you’re just waiting for …
Ravenous Written by Ted Griffin Directed by Antonia Bird USA, 1999 Ravenous is a film that is deceitful above all things. Almost from the outset, and certainly from the trailers, it portrays itself as a horror comedy in the vein of perhaps Evil Dead II or Cabin Fever. However, as the film comes together, the viewer quickly begins to see …
It’s a Disaster Directed & Written by Todd Berger USA, 2012 If that dead end Mayan calendar taught the world nothing else during the past few years, it did help us all to cozy up to the concept of complete annihilation. The subject became as familiar a part of our well-balanced small talk as the …
While sloppy at times, Robert Zemeckis’ Death Becomes Her is an often delicious trifle, of which the core ingredients are so rich that the film is as much fun as any of Zemeckis’ comedies (if not quite as polished). Death Become Her Directed by Robert Zemeckis Although it managed to walk away with the Best …