Tadpole (2002)
Oscar Grubman (Stanford) is a smart, bookish 15-year-old boy that has a knack for drawing in the ladies with his passion for French and Voltaire. He comes home to his father’s (Ritter) New York apartment from...
Category: Comedy
My Big Fat Greek Wedding (2002)
I’ve never been one who cared much for wedding films, or even for ethnic family comedies for that matter, but My Big Fat Greek Wedding won me over with surprising ease. Going into this film,...
Defending Your Life (1991)
Defending Your Life is a wryly witty and very amusing comedy from the mind of writer-director Albert Brooks, who gives a hilarious take on the process of what happens after we die. Apparently, we all...
Punch-Drunk Love (2002)
I came out of watching Punch-Drunk Love with a mixture of feelings, some of which I may never sort out. They are mixed in part because it is easily the best work in Adam Sandler’s not-too-varied...
The Tuxedo (2002)
I’ve concluded that watching a Jackie Chan film involves some of the same elements as watching a porn flick. Amid all the exciting action, there’s usually a dumb plot set up as a device...
Barbershop (2002)
In the 70s, the “day in the life of…” occupation movies was more the norm as far as comedies go, with an ensemble cast of colorful characters, and not much plot other than to...
The Guru (2002)
Many readers may be completely unaware of the Indian cinema many have dubbed “Bollywood” because of the prolific but unique types of movies coming from that region. They are musicals which usually have a...
Austin Powers in Goldmember (2002)
Mike Myers super-spy spoof creation is back for his third big-screen adventure and gives us more of what we’ve come to love (or loathe, depending on your perspective) the AUSTIN POWERS series for, namely...
Simone (2002)
Simone is Andrew Niccol’s second feature as a director and third as screenwriter, and for someone so new to the industry, he has made quite a terrific impression on many in terms of his...
The Good Girl (2002)
Considering screenwriter Mike White had films like Campus Man and Orange County on his resume, I was a little hesitant about whether or not The Good Girl might actually be worth watching. However, he did collaborate with the same...