A chemistry teacher finds out he’s terminally ill, so he tries to make ends meet for his family before his end by running a drug lab. Sounds like Weeds? Starring Malcolm in the Middle regular Bryan Cranston, this midseason comedy premieres Jan 20 on AMC. Worth the watch, especially with all your regular comedies about to run out of episodes.
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It’s Rachel’s other sister; new setting, same prada-wearing devil. Christina Applegate goes small screen in her self-produced sitcom in this week’s
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Wasting your time faster than the real thing
Been putting off reviewing this sitcom since the start of fall season. Majority of the cast is supposed to play insensitive, upper-middle-class, guys-you-love-to-hate roles, and they do it so well you’re tempted to just watch Paris, Lilo, and Brit on E! News for the same effect. Continue reading »
You’ve seen his ads distracting your major league experience behind home plate this past postseason. Frank caliendo goes solo with his own sketch show debuting this week on TV and on
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Wasting your time faster than the real thing
The bigger stars might prefer to host shows “live from New York” but Mad TV’s sketches are more worth looking up on Youtube (check out Coach Hines for one), and one guy responsible for several of those is Frank Caliendo. He’s right on the money with impersonations of personalities like William Shatner and Dubya (much better than Seth Meyers, but Will Ferrell’s physique is closer). This season Caliendo’s leaving the Fox sketch show… for his own sketch show? I thought variation was good in the entertainment industry. Continue reading »
Charlie’s Angels: Full Throttle (2003)
Running Time: 1:40
Cast: Cameron Diaz, Drew Barrymore, Lucy Liu
Genre: action / comedy
Rating: 1/10
Suspension of disbelief doesn’t mean license to bend the movie reality at will. Indiana Jones didn’t suddenly develop the power of flight in the sequels (hopefully this trend will continue into next year). Jason Bourne couldn’t dodge bullets in Supremacy or Ultimatum. Somehow, the angels get to do both, begging the question: is this an action/spy movie about a classic trio of talented agents (which would make sense since this is the sequel to one), or a sci-fi movie documenting the beginning of evolutionary change in human Continue reading »
The Master of Disguise (2002)
Running Time: 1:20
Cast: Dana Carvey
Genre: comedy
Rating: 0.1/10
Not even going to attempt to re-watch this movie for this segment. Sis and I thought the turtle act in the trailer was good for a laugh. Turns out it wasn’t. Nor was the rest of this 80-minute time-waster, the kind of movie you have to snicker through just to somehow justify the cost of the rental. The movie bottom line? Butt obsession, ridiculous premises, and a deux ex machina medium fast-forwarding off what could have been an ugly fight scene.
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There are no happily ever afters in New York. Ouch. Never expected some hard truths to come from a princess movie? Disney comes up with a refreshing reality-check fantasy in this week’s double feature of
SPOILER-FREE REVIEWER for the ITCHING VIEWER
Running time : 1:50
Post-credit extras : safe to head for the exits early for this one
You know them from :
Amy Adams (Giselle) was also in Underdog and Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby
James Marsden (Prince Edward) played “come steal my girl” roles as Cyclops and Lois Lane’s boyfriend
Patrick Dempsey (Robert) is Grey’s Anatomy’s Doc McDreamy
Timothy Spall (Nathaniel) played another lowly subordinate role as Pettigrew in the Potter movies (coincidentally, Adams is working on a movie called “Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day”)
Susan Sarandon (Queen Narissa) needs no introduction
Notes :
It’s The Pacifier 2k7 with better lead acting. Smell what Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson’s cooked up in the first of two Disney flicks for this week’s
SPOILER-FREE REVIEWER for the ITCHING VIEWER
Running time : 1:50
Post-credit extras : Elvis lovers can listen through the relatively short credits
You know them from :
The Rock (Joe) did his acting in the squared circle before acting in movies like The Rundown and Walking Tall
Kyra Sedgwick (Stella) stars in The Closer TV series
Roselyn Sanchez (Monique) is a regular in Without A Trace but might be better known as being on Maxim’s Hot 100 list
Notes :
Who wouldn’t have applauded finally seeing our favorite childhood pastime emerge in full animation in the big screen? For those who grew up with this tin can gang, crazed fans makes a standing ovation for the summation of the battle between the Autobots and Decepticons into a comical adventure. The film did not fail to recognize those who are but new to this morning cartoon show and even the girls are swooned in seeing the heroic Optimus Prime.
Based on a 2002 novel with the same title, the 2007 screen adaptation shies away from the original storyline where Annie Braddock chooses to be a nanny after graduation instead of being a nanny since her college years. The film storyline does not also tackle her family trials but focuses only on the role of her single mother to her as a confused newly college graduate. She had her eye to become an anthropologist since college but her mother pushes her to become part of the finance industry. This leads her to escape the pressure to give herself time to rethink things at hand. Annie’s destiny to become a nanny was when her name was misunderstood by a Mrs. X from an Annie to a Nanny.
Filipinos are a global brand so this week we bring you District B13, a French Film that has a light plot that needs no deep thinking but has authentic street fighting moves that is the talk of the town. If you enjoyed Asian martial arts films, B13 can bring a fresh perspective using the same moves with a European skin. This originally subtitled film is already available in a dubbed version except we don’t like the new voice of Lola (who was supposed to be French, not a machine gun with a ratatata mouth).