Comedy Movies

This Is the End: Joke Book of Revelation

It all ends not with a whimper, but a dick joke.

The Hangover Part III: The Heart of Fartness

Funny but unlovable, the "wolf pack" returns for round 3.

Seven Depressing Things About Scary Movie V That Have Almost Nothing to Do with the Movie Itself

This Is 40

Like marriage, film is long, aimless and worth it.

The Soundtrack of Our Youth: 5 Lackluster Rap Songs From Children's Flicks

What's worse: A movie geared towards kids and teens or the soundtrack to a movie geared towards kids and teens? It's a tough call because both can be pretty awful and uninspired. Sure, Ferris Bueller's Day Off is great and had an excellent soundtrack but let's not fool ourselves: We all sat through ... More >>

2013 Houston Lebowski Bash

Bobby Lee

Chris Tucker

Sister Act

Subverting the Rom-Com

In Safety Not Guaranteed and Lola Versus, love doesn't mean an insult to the audience's intelligence.

The Ultimate Wes Anderson Soundtrack Playlist: Extra Superlatives

Last week I told you about the soundtrack for director Wes Anderson's upcoming feature Moonrise Kingdom, which showcases the work of composers Leonard Bernstein and Alexandre Desplat, Benjamin Britten and strange bedfellow Hank Williams Sr. Anderson's films are the most anticipated movies of most ... More >>

2012 Summer Guide: Summer Movie Preview

Marshall Crenshaw, The Bottle Rockets

I Love the '90s: American Reunion

The shelf life of Clinton-era nostalgia is tested.

Life Aquatic With Steve Zissou Dinner

Five Movies That Kept Classic Songs Partying On

You might be surprised to learn that in 1992 the No. 1 movie in theaters on Valentine's Day was not a romantic comedy. Twenty years ago this week, a film about a pair of rock-obsessed, public-access TV hosts from Aurora, Illinois was released, and would go on to make $121 million at the box office. ... More >>

10 Rom-Coms Even Guys Will Watch

Can you smell it? Either love is in the air or the Chick-fil-A has started using chicken-scented billboards. Yes, Valentine's Day is coming to give all men night sweats over what to do on the most romantic of the Hallmark holidays. As we were searching around for entertainment suggestions, we were t ... More >>

The Innkeepers

The Big Miracle: Drew Barrymore Movies Are Actually Great

Drew Barrymore's latest movie, Big Miracle, a stirring tale in which John Krasinski, Ted Danson, Dermot Mulroney and Kristen Bell work to save the lives of two whales, debuts nationwide on February 3. Dinner tables everywhere are already erupting over how cheap and gimmicky it looks, with certain pe ... More >>

Jay and Silent Bob Get Old at the Alamo Drafthouse

For the past two and a half years, Jay and Silent Bob AKA Kevin Smith and Jason Mewes have been producing a podcast featuring disturbing, vulgar and obscene tales of yore. "Jay and Silent Bob Get Old" is something of a traveling circus, taped before a live studio audience across the world, and tonig ... More >>

Five Rappers Who Should Be Actors

Acting. You're doing it wrong.​Sometimes it's fun to see some of our favorite rappers take on acting roles outside of their music videos. At other times, rappers taking on movie roles can end up being horrible idea. Not every rapper can be a convincing drug dealer like DMX is in Belly. The big ... More >>

The 12 Best Songs in '80s Movies

​For many of us Generation X and Y-ers, much of our adolescence can be directly linked back to '80s cinema. Thanks to writers and directors like John Hughes, '80s teen movies were accurate depictions of suburban (non) happenings. Furthermore, the '80s were a special time in film history thanks ... More >>

Not Crazy Enough

I Love You Phillip Morris directors fall short of their own high bar with the sweet but less-than- groundbreaking Crazy, Stupid, Love.

Planet of the Aping

Too much sci-fi, not enough SNL in Paul.

Life After Black Swan

Natalie Portman follows up with — surprise — an awfully good romantic comedy.

Top 10 Musician Movie Cameos

Rocks Off has no idea why Mick Jagger might prefer Performance to Ned Kelly.​Over recent years, Rocks Off has been repeatedly surprised by the quality performances of musicians in films. Naturally, there are some duds in the mix; even Mick Jagger himself, who starred in 1970's Ned Kelly, disow ... More >>

No, Really, How?

Learning to say what you mean and mean what you say in How Do You Know.

Cheech and Chong: Get It Legal Tour

Zach Attack

Galifianakis steals another Todd Phillips buddy comedy in Due Date.

4 Movies Every Waiter (or Ex-Waiter) Can Sympathize With

Maybe the funniest movie you've never seen.​I've always said that if I have kids, I'm going to make them hold jobs in two industries while they're in high school or college: retail and restaurant. Your appreciation for the hard, often thankless work these folks do -- and your treatment of them ... More >>

Five Recent Movies That Needed A John Hughes Soundtrack

​Even though John Hughes had not made a decent movie since 1991's Dutch (missile twisters FTW) when he died one year ago today, the world still mourned the loss of one of the best filmmakers to ever take on the human experience. Hughes may have only dealt with dysfunctional Midwesterners, but ... More >>

Michael Cera: We Don't Get Him. Help Us Learn Why We Should, And Win Preview Passes To Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World

Michael Cera: What are we missing here?​Maybe it's just a low tolerance for indie-movie tweeness, but we have to admit the charms of Michael Cera largely escape us.Now we freely admit we haven't seen Year One, so there's a chance that our admiration for his subtle comedic skills might yet be awake ... More >>

Capsule Stage Reviews: Fear of Ducks, The Little Foxes, Romantic Comedy

Flagrant Foul

Just Wright is just wrong.

Johnette Duff Knows About The Ups And Downs Of The Film Business

Up & Down: Life in an elevator​Screenwriter/producer Johnette Duff has been dreaming about the premiere of her new film Up & Down -- literally."I dreamt that nobody woke me up in time for the premiere and so I got there late," she laughingly tells Hair Balls. "Then there were all these sce ... More >>

For 4/20: Five More Classic Stoners From the Movies

​When I came up with our inaugural list of movie stoners way back in 2009, I knew I was unfortunately ignoring some key characters. After all, pot smokers have a rich cinematic history, dating back to the 1930s, and it was impossible to get everybody in the same bowl, as it were. If you'll re ... More >>

Kevin Smith

The director behind Clerks and Mallrats makes it big

Summer Israeli Film Series: Riki Riki

Web exclusive!

Evenings on a Farm Near Dikaníka

Web exclusive!

Legally Blonde the Musical

Omigod, She’s Here!

Eddie Griffin

Web exclusive!

This is Spinal Tap

See the first mockumentary

Rushmore

Wes Anderson’s career-launching film pays homage to his hometown, our town

The Goonies

Favorite flick of ‘80s babies follows misfit teens who elude felonious family, treacherous traps and bossy brothers to trek for treasure

Hot Fuzz

The Shaun of the Dead duo skewer action flicks

Definitely, Maybe is Absolutely, Positively Rewarding

Can't get enough of Bill Clinton? Have we got a movie for you.

The Big Lebowski

The hero of this Coen Brothers cult classic is an icon to burnt-out Gen Y-ers

Man of 10,000 Voices

No Pie Here

What the Dr. Ordered

A children's classic gets a much-needed Tune-up