It’s almost here, dear readers. Our long wait is nearly over, because Avengers: Age of Ultron finally opens stateside this Friday. But more than that, I’m going on vacation! I’ll be out of town for the next couple weeks, and in order to not deprive you of Trailer Trashin’, I’m going to write four columns that will make their way to you over the next week or so, coveri...[Read More]
It’s not even halfway through January, dear readers, and we’ve already seen trailers for many of the year’s big movies. Such is the case with this week’s Trailer Trashin’ column, which examines our first look at Marvel’s upcoming July release Ant-Man. Premise: Petty thief Scott Lang (Paul Rudd) must aid his mentor Dr. Hank Pym (Michael Douglas) in safeguarding t...[Read More]
Ron Burgundy is back! Just as arrogant and charming as we remember. But Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues is strictly for fans alone. It will be completely unappreciated by anyone that does not get the epic nuances of the masterful Will Ferrell. The storyline is based in the early 1980s and the beginning of the currently popular twenty-four-hours-a-day-news trend. The first station to offer this i...[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]
Let me get this out of the way. Yes, Jennifer Aniston goes topless in Wanderlust and no, you can’t see anything. If that’s all you wanted from this review, there you go. If you want more, read on. In Wanderlust, Paul Rudd and Jennifer Aniston star as a married couple taking a big step with their life by buying an apartment in one of Manhattan’s more expensive neighborhoods. While purchasing the “m...[Read More]
It’s good to be Paul Rudd these days. He is well-liked and gets to be in a fun late-summer release – Our Idiot Brother – with fellow actors who are likely his friends, but this time he is completely carrying the movie. Those of us who’ve liked him since Clueless are glad to see he continues to show his charm on screen, but many may long for a deeper vehicle for his talent. In Our Idiot Brother he ...[Read More]