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Last Christmas (2019) – Review

April 7, 2020 Jason Rugaard 0 Comments 2019, Emilia Clarke, Emma Thompson, Henry Golding, Last Christmas, michelle yeoh, paul feig

Last Christmas is a big letdown from coming from the talented Emma Thompson and creative force, Paul Feig. The story,

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Blast from the Past (1999) – Review

April 4, 2020April 5, 2020 Jason Rugaard 0 Comments 1999, alicia silverstone, Blast from the Past, brendan fraser, Christopher Walken, Dave Foley, Sissy Spacek

Blast from the Past is exactly the movie we need right now. As I write this review it’s late-March 2020

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The Honeymooners (2005) – Review

April 3, 2020April 5, 2020 Jason Rugaard 0 Comments 2005, Cedric the Entertainer, Eric Stoltz, Gabrielle Union, john leguizamo, John Schultz, Mike Epps, Regina Hall, The Honeymooners

The rush to remake hit television shows into movies ended unmagnanimously with this ill-conceived big-screen adaption of the Jackie Gleason

Comedy Family Reviews SciFi

Stay Tuned (1992) – Review

March 24, 2020June 28, 2020 Jason Rugaard 0 Comments 1992, Bob Dishy, David Tom, Eugene Levy, Heather McComb, Jeffrey Jones, John Ritter, Joyce Gordon, Pam Dawber, peter hyams, Stay Tuned

The odd concoction that is Stay Tuned doesn’t work as well as it should. The film has a great premise

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Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me (1999) – Review

February 13, 2020June 1, 2020 Jason Rugaard 0 Comments 1999, Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me, Heather Graham, jay roach, Michael York, Mike Myers, Mindy Sterling, Rob Lowe, Robert Wagner, seth green, Verne Troyer

In the pantheon of great comedy sequels Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me ranks high. This is the rare

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Guarding Tess (1994) – Review

February 10, 2020May 8, 2020 Jason Rugaard 0 Comments 1994, Guarding Tess, Hugh Wilson, Nicolas Cage, Richard Griffiths, Shirley MacLaine

Before the action hero portion of Nicolas Cage’s career, there was the comedy phase. In 1994 alone, Cage appeared in

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Analyze This (1999) – Review

February 6, 2020July 6, 2020 Jason Rugaard 0 Comments 1999, Analyze This, billy crystal, Harold Ramis, Lisa Kudrow, Robert De Niro

Analyze This smartly uses two decades of collective assumptions about Robert DeNiro’s tough guy mafiso persona and turns those troupes

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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.

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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