It is both artistically dishonest and embarrassingly naive to grant the status of “classic” to something only newly born. For a film to be called a classic, it must first stand the tests of longevity, critical reception and…oh what the hell, who am I kidding? Bridesmaids is an instant classic.

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From their inspired horror spoof Shaun of the Dead, to their enjoyable action movie send up Hot Fuzz, to their new cute and clever alien road movie Paul, the hilarious team of Simon Pegg [...]

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If indeed the maxim is true, that all good things come to those who wait, it is a bit of advice Andrew Jarecki should have taken. The director of the Academy Award-nominated documentary Capturing the Friedmans was no doubt chomping at the bit to make his first feature length fiction debut. He had a lineup [...]

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Despicable Me is the sort of movie about which it is the most difficult to write. It is not a bad film by any stretch of the imagination. On the other hand, it didn’t set my heart [...]

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Do you hear that snapping sound Pixar? It’s films like How to Train Your Dragon nipping at your heels. The latest animated entry from Dreamworks is a lavish, thrilling, emotionally resonant film that, when combined with last [...]

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Whip It, the directorial debut of actress Drew Barrymore, is a fun, breezy, grrrrrrl empowerment movie with enormous heart and crowd-pleasing muscle. Surprisingly moving and pervasively funny, this celebration of female camaraderie is, to borrow a word, [...]

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Mike Judge, the writer/director of Office Space, returns to familiar but fertile territory with his latest film, Extract, another workplace comedy that shifts the focus from the peons struggling below decks to the topside boss calling all [...]

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