The manically absurd comedy that Robert Ben Garant and Thomas Lennon made the most of on Reno 911! is once again on display in the duo’s co-directorial feature film debut, the horror-comedy Hell Baby. While Hell Baby may suffer from a meandering and muddied plot, it occasionally manages to entertain on a sophomoric level that assures it a place in the pantheon of cult comedies that are impossible ...[Read More]
Robert Ben Garant and Thomas Lennon are perhaps best known to the public as Deputy Travis Junior (Garant) and Lieutenant Jim Dangle (Lennon) from the comedy series Reno 911! (2003-2009). But they’ve also been working steadily behind the camera as writers, having written numerous big budget screenplays including Night at the Museum and Balls of Fury (they also created Reno 911!). Altogether, their...[Read More]
If the goal of the lead actor, Kevin James, and director, Frank Coraci, of Zookeeper was to make a better movie than Paul Blart, Mall Cop, they succeeded. This movie is indeed better than earlier Kevin James outings. If an audience’s goal is to see something light and fun that is out of the superhero genre that seems to have taken over the multiplexes this year, then they should give it a shot. If...[Read More]