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Review: The Other Guys
Will Ferrell’s career path has had an interesting trajectory. It seems that the more famous he has become, the less funny he has appeared to be. The ratio reached equilibrium in 2004, when Ferrell became a major star on the release of his best film appearance to date, Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy. Since then, his old SNL clips have become YouTube currency, but his work as a leading man has been patchy at best. So, after the debacle that was last year’s Land of the Lost, it was a relief to see him teaming up with Adam McKay again for the action spoof The Other Guys. And while it isn’t a complete return to form for Ferrell, it’s at least a sign of a pulse left in his comedic veins. READ MORE -
Summer Slowdown
Ever since Jaws was released 35 years ago, summer has been a time for big-budget movies that deliver big entertainment. But as the years have passed, studios’ definition of “summer” has loosened significantly, to the point where some movies that would normally be considered summer blockbusters are released in April. This is great for people who want to see more movies sooner, but not so much for fans of air conditioned theaters on hundred-degree days. Fewer and fewer quality movies are being released in the summer. Luckily, this summer has given us two major exceptions to this trend. READ MORE
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