Brent Hodge and Derik Murray’s new documentary, ‘I Am Chris Farley,’ tries to illuminate the comedian’s meteoric rise and fall, as well as to understand his delicate psyche. Mostly, it’s another chance to re-live some of Farley’s best bits, which is just enough to recommend this otherwise disappointing chat-fest.
As part of their Christmas special with host Amy Adams, this weekend’s Saturday Night Live had a little holiday fun with one of the hottest recent hits in 2014 pop culture: the blockbuster podcast Serial. Cecily Strong took on the role of host Sarah Koenig, but threw in a little twist, investigating whether or not …
Mike Meyers could not have picked a better subject for his directorial debut. The quality of the documentary Supermensch is barely even one worth taking into consideration when you sit a camera in front of a guy who managed Jimmy Hendrix, Alice Cooper, Groucho Marx, Teddy Pendergrass, Emeril Lagasse and the list just doesn’t end. …
*Disclaimer: the following is based on and an expansion of an article written by Peter Howell, the Toronto Star Movie Critic. It’s a truth universally acknowledged that a film of the lowest common denominator adds nothing to the institution of cinema. But as profiteers like Adam Sandler have already understood, when money speaks, truth is …
Wayne’s World is without a doubt one of the most popular recurring sketches from the NBC television series Saturday Night Live. The sketch spawned two films, and several catchphrases which have since entered the pop-culture lexicon. Dana Carvey hosted Saturday Night Live this weekend, which included a surprise appearance by Mike Myers, allowing the two …