South Park: Bigger, Longer, and Uncut (1999)
Granted, I have never been much of a fan of the “South Park” TV show. I think that the humor is too easy, merely relying on vulgarities in the absence of true wit. Some...
1990s / Animation / Comedy / Musical
by Vincent Leo · Published July 11, 1999 · Last modified October 1, 2019
Granted, I have never been much of a fan of the “South Park” TV show. I think that the humor is too easy, merely relying on vulgarities in the absence of true wit. Some...
A struggling San Francisco TV station throws a Hail Mary to save themselves, wherein they will film the life of a local citizen for 24 hours a day and broadcast it live. They locate...
Two divorced parents cope with the father’s new bride-to-be not getting along with their two children who are unwilling to accept her as their stepmother. There is tension all-around as no one likes each...
Playing by Heart follows the story of eleven people all facing a crisis in the love department for various reasons, ranging from AIDS to adultery to inability to commit. Although sporting an impressive cast, its...
It’s 1985, and a wedding singer (Sandler, Big Daddy) gets stood up at his own wedding and practically sinks into depression feeling he will never find anyone to love him. He helps a young waitress (Barrymore, Ever...
1990s / Adventure / Comedy / Romance
by Vincent Leo · Published June 12, 1999 · Last modified March 3, 2019
An assistant magazine editor (Heche) and her boyfriend (Schwimmer) take a trip to a tropical island for six days and seven nights (hence the name of the film.) While there he proposes and she accepts, but...
Two New York teens traveling through Alabama stop by a convenience store to pick up some grub and later are pulled over for the murder of the convenience store clerk. Not being able to...
A 15-year-old student (Schwartzman) at a preppy private school is a gifted young man but gets lousy grades, as he has decided to become involved in every club and activity you can imagine. A rich...
William Thacker (Grant, Sense and Sensibility), owner of a quaint bookstore in Notting Hill, England, receives a famous customer in the form of Anna Scott (Roberts, Stepmom), the most popular actress in Hollywood. They bump into...
Starting off with a particularly awful scene of two brothers chasing down their philandering stepfather with a military helicopter until he dies of a heart attack, this comedy starts off bad and gets progressively...
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