Tagged: Joan Cusack

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Snatched (2017)

Amy Schumer stars as Emily Middleton, who cajoles her divorced doting mother Linda (Hawn, Everyone Says I Love You) to accompany her on a non-refundable vacation to a posh resort in Ecuador she booked...

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Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping (2016)

Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping is a This is Spinal Tap-like mockumentary that ribs not only popstars like Justin Bieber and their gargantuan egos, but also the culture of modern celebrity in general. It’s made by...

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Sixteen Candles (1984) | John Hughes

It’s the day before Samantha Baker’s (Ringwald) older sister’s wedding. It’s also Samantha’s birthday. While her family all fuss and fret over the nuptials, they forget entirely Sam on her ‘Sweet 16’. The embarrassing grandparents...

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Addams Family Values (1993)

It might be a step down from the pleasure that was The Addams Family, but this sequel doesn’t miss too far off the mark.  Although darker, with a more adult vibe (this one kicks the...

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Raising Helen (2004)

Helen Harris (Hudson) is a 20-something up-and-comer in the fashion industry, putting it all on the line for her career while still able to partake of the Manhattan party atmosphere she knows inside and...

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School of Rock (2003)

School of Rock becomes the third recent feel-good comedy to come out with a musical backbone, and when you have a formula that works, it seems unlikely to be the last.  So far so good,...

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Nine Months (1995)

Nine Months is a remake of a French farce from the year before, Patrick Brauode’s Neuf Mois, which probably explains why the film tries so desperately to play every joke so over the top, with every...

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Working Girl (1988)

It’s the little touches that makes an ordinary story better, and Working Girl‘s director Mike Nichols provides plenty of them. Subtle character touches, a few asides, and several moments of realistic drama goes a long...

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Say Anything (1988)

Prior to Say Anything, Cameron Crowe’s directorial debut, he had written two notable teen comedies in the early Eighties, Fast Times at Ridgemont High and The Wild Life  Although they aren’t necessarily prime examples of his talent, they...

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Arlington Road (1999)

ARLINGTON ROAD is an extremely farfetched thriller that delivers loads of tension but little logic. If all it took to be a great thriller were edge-of-your-seat theatrics, ARLINGTON ROAD would be a sure-classic, as the impressively taut...