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Booty Call (1997) – Review

February 5, 2020May 27, 2020 Jason Rugaard 0 Comments 1997, Ammie Sin, Art Malik, Booty Call, Gedde Watanabe, jamie foxx, Jeff Pollack, Scott LaRose, Tamala Jones, Tommy Davidson, Vivica A. Fox

The low-budget Booty Call is a riotous comedy that serves as a showcase for the major talent of Jaime Foxx.

Comedy Reviews

HouseSitter (1992) – Review

February 4, 2020May 26, 2020 Jason Rugaard 0 Comments 1992, Dana Delany, Donald Moffat, Frank Oz, Goldie Hawn, HouseSitter, Julie Harris, Peter MacNicol, steve martin

Smart writing, sharp acting, and good directing elevate HouseSitter into a charming and funny romantic comedy, and also a sleeper

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Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (1998) – Review

February 3, 2020May 21, 2020 Jason Rugaard 0 Comments 1998, Benicio Del Toro, cameron diaz, Craig Bierko, Ellen Barkin, fear and loathing in las vegas, Flea, Gary Busey, Johnny Depp, Mark Harmon

Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas is an unheralded masterpiece from the late 1990s. Terry Gilliam has not only filmed

Action Comedy Reviews

Jackie Chan’s First Strike (1997) – Review

February 1, 2020May 13, 2020 Jason Rugaard 0 Comments 1997, jackie chan, Jackie Chan's First Strike, Jackson Lou, Stanley Tong, Wu Chen-chun

There isn’t much in the way of inventive story or captivating dialogue, but the stunts are enough to recommend (the

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The Associate (1996) – Review

January 29, 2020May 31, 2020 Jason Rugaard 0 Comments 1996, Dianne Wiest, Donald Petrie, Eli Wallach, George Morfogen, Helen Hanft, Miles Chapin, The Associate, tim daly, Whoopi Goldberg, Zeljko Ivanek

Whoopi Goldberg’s social satire comedy, The Associate, is a well meaning, but odd film. It’s a mistaken identity farce laced

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Def Jam’s How to Be a Player (1997) – Review

January 10, 2020May 28, 2020 Jason Rugaard 0 Comments 1997, Anthony Johnson, Bill Bellamy, Def Jam’s How to Be a Player, Jermaine "Huggy" Hopkins, Lark Voorhies, Lionel C. Martin, Mari Morrow, Max Julien, Natalie Desselle-Reid, Pierre

Def Jam’s How to Be a Player come on the heels of the similarly themed Booty Call. And was in

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I Spy (2002) – Review

January 9, 2020June 29, 2020 Jason Rugaard 0 Comments 2002, Betty Thomas, Eddie Murphy, Famke Janssen, Gary Cole, I Spy, Malcolm McDowell, owen wilson

I Spy is Eddie Murphy’s funniest film since The Nutty Professor 2 (12 years prior). The 1960s television show has

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Dear God (1996) – Review

January 4, 2020May 12, 2020 Jason Rugaard 0 Comments 1996, Dear God, Gary Marshall, Greg Kinnear, Hector Elizondo, Jon Seda, Laurie Metcalf, Maria Pitillo, Tim Conway

Greg Kinnear is so good in the sappy comedy Dear God that he single-handedly carries the film. He’s the best

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It Could Happen to You (1994) – Review

January 3, 2020May 8, 2020 Jason Rugaard 0 Comments 1994, Andrew Bergman, bridget fonda, Isaac Hayes, It Could Happen to You, Nicolas Cage, Rosie Perez, Seymour Cassel, stanley tucci

Nicolas Cage and director Andrew Bergman reunite after their successful first collaboration Honeymoon in Vegas. It Could Happen to You

Comedy Family Reviews

Mouse Hunt (1997) – Review

January 2, 2020May 8, 2020 Jason Rugaard 0 Comments 1997, Christopher Walken, Gore Verbinski, Lee Evans, Mouse Hunt, Nathan Lane

Before Pirates of the Caribbean, director Gore Verbinski, was applying his quirky visual style to the family film Mouse Hunt.

Comedy Family Reviews SciFi

My Favorite Martian (1999) – Review

September 23, 2019 Jason Rugaard 0 Comments 1999, Christine Ebersole, Christopher Lloyd, Daryl Hannah, Donald Petrie, Elizabeth Hurley, jeff daniels, My Favorite Martian, Ray Walston, Wallace Shawn

It’s an accepted rule that every adult character in a Disney movie circa 1990s’ is a complete moron. For any

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Dead Man on Campus (1998) – Review

August 28, 2019 Jason Rugaard 0 Comments 1998, Alan Cohn, Allison Hannigan, Dead Man on Campus, jason segel, Lochlyn Munro, Mark-Paul Gosselaar, Tom Everett Scott

The would-be black comedy Dead Man on Campus is D.O.A.. This is a laugh less and infantile attempt to incorporate

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Waiting for Guffman (1997) – Review

August 27, 2019August 28, 2019 Jason Rugaard 0 Comments 1997, Catherine O'Hara, Christopher Guest, Eugene Levy, Waiting for Guffman

Christopher Guest’s Waiting for Guffman is a somewhat forgotten and overlooked entry into the mockumentary specialists’ filmography. It’s not an

Action Comedy Horror Reviews SciFi

Zombie Tidal Wave (2019) – Review

August 10, 2019August 18, 2019 Jason Rugaard 0 Comments 2019, Anthony C Ferrante, Erich Chikashi Linzbichler, Ian Ziering, Shelton Jolivette, Zombie Tidal Wave

This is the first summer since 2012 that we haven’t been treated to another Sharknado flick from the Asylum and

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Teaching Mrs. Tingle (1999) – Review

August 8, 2019 Jason Rugaard 0 Comments 1999, Barry Watson, helen mirren, katie holmes, kevin williamson, Teaching Mrs Tingle

In the wake of the box office success of Scream and I Know What You Did Last Summer writer Kevin