Bill & Ted Face the Music (2020)
The third entry in the Bill & Ted franchise had started and stopped for decades, partially because studios thought a reboot with new teenage slackers from San Dimas high school would be better than a...
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Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure (1989)
A quintessential teen flick of the late 1980s, Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure has gone from minor cult hit to an adolescent staple, with an archetype that would be emulated by other famous “stoner” teen duos...
Now You See Me 2 (2016)
The makers of the deliberately vapid and highly superfluous Now You See Me 2 have chosen to fully embrace the dumbness of its premise, going full bore into just trying to make it ridiculous to the...
Super Mario Bros. (1993)
Since debuting in the video game “Donkey Kong” in 1981, Mario had become a celebrity, emblazoned on lunch boxes, pajamas, underwear, bedsheets, and starring in a couple of kids’ TV shows. Polls proclaimed Mario...
The In-Laws (2003)
Screenwriter Andrew Bergman wrote the original 1979 classic comedy, The In-Laws, to success, and has crafted a handful of quality comedies since then, blending comedy and crime in films like Fletch, The Freshman, Honeymoon in Vegas, and Striptease. ...
Charlie’s Angels (2000)
Continuing a trend for the year 2000, Charlie’s Angels introduces yet another big screen adaptation of a small screen television show. The TV series, known more for its stars and cheesy 70s style than for...
Men in Black (1997)
Like Independence Day, which also starred Will Smith, here is another popcorn movie whose sole assets are special effects and sheer energy. They both also have high doses of cheesy humor, and a half-cooked plot...