Movie Monday: “The Other Guys” – Wish I’d seen any other movie
Posted in Movies, Uncategorized on Aug 9th, 2010
With Mark Wahlberg’s abs and Will Ferrell’s comedy, how could this movie go so wrong?
Read my review of “The Other Guys” here.
Posted in Movies, Uncategorized on Aug 9th, 2010
With Mark Wahlberg’s abs and Will Ferrell’s comedy, how could this movie go so wrong?
Read my review of “The Other Guys” here.
Posted in Movies on Aug 3rd, 2010
Does “Dinner for Schmucks” delight or disappoint? Find out by reading the Mayor’s review by clicking here.
Posted in Movies on Jun 8th, 2010
Read my review of this new comedy by clicking here. I do not apologize for loving this movie. I laughed so hard I cried.
Posted in Movies on Apr 13th, 2010
Rated PG13
Directed by Shawn Levy
Starring Steve Carell, Tiny Fey, Mark Wahlberg, Taraji P. Henson, Jimmi Simpson
Heidi Illustrious Rating: 4/5
Word of Warning: Good clean fun. Reminiscent of a comedy from the late 80s or early 90s, “Date Night” doesn’t rely on the type of “shock comedy” that has become so popular, making this one okay for [...]
Posted in Movies on Mar 30th, 2010
Rated R
Directed by Steve Pink
Starring John Cusack, Rob Corddry, Chris Robinson, Clark Duke, Lizzy Caplan, Chevy Chase, Crispin Glover
Heidi’s Illustrious Rating: 2.5/5
Word of Warning: This one is rated R for good reason. Mom, you have been warned.
The eighties were pretty funny, that is something we can all agree on – hot pink, neon, leg warmers, big bangs, [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Oct 3rd, 2009
Rated PG13
Directed by Ricky Gervais and Matthew Robinson
Starring Ricky Gervais, Jennifer Garner, Jonah Hill, Louis C.K., Jeffrey Tambor, Rob Lowe, Tina Fey, and a variety of odd cameos
Heidi’s Illustrious Rating: 3.5/5
Word of Warning: This is not a slap-stick, laugh riot. This is not “Bruce Almighty.” Gervais has a dry sense of humor. People either get [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Oct 2nd, 2009
Just when I thought I couldn’t love this show anymore, last night’s show had an ode to my all-time favorite movie, “Dead Poets Society.”
So now it is now official: I will cry if they cancel “Community.”
If you haven’t seen “Community,” it stars Joel McHale, most famous as the host of E’s “The Soup,” he also snagged a role [...]
Posted in Movies, Uncategorized on Apr 7th, 2009
The previews for this movie boasted, “brought to you by the creators of ‘Superbad,’” but this movie is very different. I never got around writing a review of “Superbad,” but I wasn’t a fan of the movie. It was occasionally amusing, but I found most of the jokes to be at best, sophomoric, and at [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Mar 31st, 2009
“You know what your problem is, it’s that you haven’t seen enough movies – all of life’s riddles are answered in the movies.”
~Steve Martin
Posted in Books, Movies, Uncategorized on Dec 30th, 2008
Rated PG
Directed by David Frankel
Starring Owen Wilson, Jennifer Anniston, Alan Arkin, Eric Dane, Haley Bennett
Heidi’s Illustrious Rating: 4
Word of Warning: Dog lovers should bring tissue.
Most people read this book months, if not years ago. I, however, had barely finished it when the movie adoption arrived in theaters last weekend, so unlike most, the “real” story [...]