Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins

Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins

Okay where do I start? People often accuse Tyler Perry’s movies of being modern day black minstrel shows due to the ugly, broad, stereotyped characters and themes. I am willing to bet that these same people will cut him some slack once they see Malcolm D. Lee’s Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins. I would think that with such a wide range of talents in the...

Brüno

Brüno

Some will see Brüno as another mockumentary with Sacha Baron Cohen poking fun at gays and the poor dumb hicks of America and their backwards tolerance issues. I saw it as a bit of a wake-up call to people who can’t imagine a world beyond their friends, family and immediate living area. Beyond the concentration on  Brüno and his love for freaky sex, we...

The Proposal

The Proposal

A modern-day “Taming of The Shrew” with a Green Card twist. Reynolds was himself, Bullock was sexy and Betty White stole the show. Without pretense of being something other than a predictable romance comedy, The Proposal did not surprise, disappoint or lend itself to any other emotions outside of my cringing at the “awwwwws” that the...

Year One

Year One

Beautiful women, fart jokes and biblical references are the ingredients in this gumbo of a comedy. The timing and feel of it all reminded me of Mel Brooks (though my stating this may be considered blasphemy by some) and I couldn’t imagine that the pairing of Jack Black and Micheal Cera would work so well. Synopsis: Zed (Jack Black) is the son of a great...

The Hangover

The Hangover

The Hangover offers nothing new in terms of the standard “boys night out” in movies of it’s type. You know these movies, they have been making them since forever and the paint may be different but the canvas that is being used remains the same. Let me break it down for you: Typically you have the ladies man or jock, the fat loser and the...

I Love You, Man

I Love You, Man

Not only is I Love You, Man a huge commercial for Lou Ferrigno and The Incredible Hulk, it is also a tribute to guys who have gone too far across the line in “being there” for their girlfriends. Guys who have no friends and find yourselves hanging with your girlfriend’s buddies, this movie was made for you! Peter Klaven (Paul Rudd) is a...