With the release of the unimaginatively but appropriately titled “She’s Out of My League” last weekend—which despite the participation of “Undeclared” star Jay Baruchel doesn’t seem to have anything to do with Judd Apatow—yet another movie where the schlub gets the hot girl has entered the history books. It’s a trend that seems to be […]
This decade was a great one for genre films. If anything, it could be remembered as the decade that fantasy/sci-fi/action films really grew up. Of course, Peter Jackson created the critically and commercially successful “Lord of the Rings” trilogy, capping it all off with the first Best Picture win for a fantasy movie ever in […]
Last year around this time, J.D. made a list of his Top 10 Romantic Comedies, and I never mustered up a response. So here we are in February, and another Valentine’s Day is upon us. It’s my turn for recommendations that won’t leave you feeling cheated in this much-maligned (and sometimes very rightly so) genre […]