FULL DISCLOSURE: I grew up a product of the 1980s and 1990s, which means I was a big fan of the original Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles comic books from Eastman & Laird, the original cartoon, and the first batch of live action Turtles flicks. I still have fond memories of riding my bike to the Fox Village Theater to see the original live action flick multiple times. Hell, I even had the movie no...[Read More]
This is 40 takes us back to Pete (Paul Rudd), wife Debbie (Leslie Mann) and daughters Sadie and Charlotte (Mann and writer/director Judd Apatow’s real-life children Maude and Iris) who we meet up with again five years after the events of Knocked Up. Apparently turning 40 means it’s midlife-crisis time, and this couple both hit the landmark birthday the same week, though Debbie is in denial, ...[Read More]
Friends with Kids is a Bridesmaids reunion folks. This comedy/drama has its high points being more with the drama than the comedy. The measure for the comedy being, did I laugh out loud? Yes I did, not a loud laugh, but definitely an audible chuckle. As far as the drama goes…the measure being did I feel anything? Did I tear up? That would be a big yes, and another yes. The beauty of this movie is ...[Read More]