Paul Rudd

Admission

Tina Fey's great, but Admission doesn't have the marks.

Kiss Kiss Ho Hum

Jeanine Basinger explains why there are so few great marriage movies.

Why Is Ray Lewis Worshipped and Barry Bonds Vilified?

Baltimore Ravens linebacker Ray Lewis announced last week that he was retiring from football. ESPN immediately signed him to a contract to become one of their analysts on their nearly unwatchable pre and post-game shows. Commentators, many of whom appear to have never seen Lawrence Taylor play, stat ... More >>

This Is 40

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

Lily Tomlin

Last Night: Blake Shelton At Reliant Stadium

Blake Shelton RodeoHouston, Reliant Stadium March 7, 2012 See more pictures from Wednesday's rodeo in our . Blake Shelton could very well be the Vince Vaughn of modern country music. Or is that Brad Paisley? No, I think Brad Paisley is the Paul Rudd and that would make someone like Jason Aldean th ... More >>

Reviews for the Easily Distracted:
Wanderlust

Title: Wanderlust How Many More Jennifer Aniston Movies Do We As A Society Have To Endure? I'd estimate two a year until she dies. So...100 more. Rating Using Random Objects Relevant To The Film: Three portable toilets out of five. Brief Plot Synopsis: Yuppie couple flees unemployment by holing ... More >>

Lost in America

A couple goes searching for a lifestyle that fits in Wanderlust.

This Is How We Do It

As two pals fight over Reese Witherspoon, This Means War sticks to the script.

Pop Rocks: And Now, Your Least Anticipated Movies of 2012

The end of the year is always a nice time for going to the theater. Studios are desperate to cram anything they want for "awards consideration" into the final two weeks of December, leading to a larger than usual number of thoughtful, well-made films available for your holiday viewing pleasure. Yea ... More >>

Pop Rocks: The Least Anticipated Movies of 2012

The end of the year is always a nice time for going to the theater. Studios are desperate to cram anything they want for "awards consideration" into the final two weeks of December, leading to a larger than usual number of thoughtful, well-made films available for your holiday viewing pleasure. Yea ... More >>

The Film Issue: 10 for 2012

The Film Issue

Looking back on the year in movies, and what's coming in 2012.

Our Idiot Brother

Long-haired dreamer has predictably profound effect on his siblings.

Ten Movies You Won't Get Into at Sundance

​The Sundance Film Festival kicks off this week in Park City, Utah. The venerable fest enters its 33rd year with many once again questioning the organizers' commitment to independent film. Recent incarnations have debuted underground fare from art houses like Fox Searchlight and Sony Pictures ... More >>

No, Really, How?

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

Saturday Night: Rush At The Woodlands

Photos by Groovehouse​Rush Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion September 25, 2010 For more images from Saturday's show, see our slideshow here. The veteran Canadian nerd-rockers brought their Time Machine tour to The Woodlands Saturday night, with all that the name implies. The stage theme was a ... More >>

Messed Up

Mental disability as comedy in Dinner for Schmucks

SUMMER GUIDE: (100) Days of Summer Movies

Enjoy the great indoors!

Five Best New Year's Eves In The Movies

The New Year's Eve countdown is only hours away. The built-in suspense of it all, along with the opportunity for pathos via a lonely celebrant, or a doomed couple exuding cheery optimism, has been catnip for moviemakers.There have been some great New Year's Eves in the movies. Here are five of the b ... More >>

The Remaining Summer Blockbusters: Who Will Win, Who Will Lose

The "official" start of summer -- two weeks' worth of upper-90 degree temps notwithstanding -- isn't until this Sunday. For Hollywood however, the summer blockbuster season kicked off in May with the release of Wolverine.In the ensuing month-and-a-half, we've had some box office successes (Star Trek ... More >>

DreamWorks, In Your Face: Monsters vs. Aliens

In this latest round of effects vs. storytelling, effects win. Big.

Eternal Flame: I Love You, Man

Not even Brody Jenner could extinguish the bromance.

SXSW Film Festival Line-Up Is, To Use A Terrible Word, Finalized

The SXSW Film Festival's complete line-up has been announced, featuring 108 features over nine days, with half of those being world premieres.(And many of those "world premieres" being also "the only time these films will play on a large screen.")The big names include Spike Lee, with his filmed vers ... More >>

Big Daddies in Role Models

This movie is smarter and bawdier than your average boys-to-men movie

Jason Segel uses his balls to great effect in Forgetting Sarah Marshall

Sad Sack Extraordinaire

No Reservations, I Could Never Be Your Woman, In the Shadow of the Moon, The Independent

The Year In Film

Judd Apatow's pretty good year and much more

Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story

Sending up the biopic, this film sells cheap laughs, lame cameos and lifeless Cox

Get Inside. It's Summertime!

Your guide to the season's hottest films (and the other ones, too)

Geekology 101

Judd Apatow explains himself.

Knocked Up

Judd Apatow delivers another spot-on geek-fantasy-come-true

Crisis in Suburbia

SXSW

At South by Southwest, there's a lot of light shown in the dark

The Oh in Ohio

Parker Posey and Paul Rudd get their Oh faces on

Cherry on Top

The 40-Year-Old Virgin gets a heart-on while telling wonderfully dirty jokes

When He Was Cruel

Neil LaBute tries to be nice but comes off very savage

In the Company of Women

Neil LaBute's new movie turns the tables on which is the crueler sex

My Life as an Orphan

Lasse Hallström deftly juggles contradictions in the coming-of-age story The Cider House Rules

Ultra Lights

200 Cigarettes provides pleasantries, if not substance

Fashion Plate

Clueless is an improbably entertaining time-waster