Reviews: ‘The Hangover III’
Forgive me for sounding harsh, but “The Hangover III” is such an awful movie that I considered whether it even deserved a review.
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Swift vs. Poehler/Fey: The perils of celebrity feuds in the Twitter age
“There’s a special place in hell for women who don’t help other women,” Taylor Swift said in a recent Vanity Fair interview. If you have been living under a rock, you might assume Swift was referring to some serious girl-on-girl crime, perhaps bullying or gossip.
The top comedies on Netflix right now
If you are looking for some clever but easy and upbeat viewing, here’s a list of five great comedies from throughout the ages–from the 1930s to the last couple of years–on Netflix that should be moved up to the top of your queue.
A crazy talk with Randall
With over 34 million views on YouTube within a year of its upload, “The Crazy Nastyass Honey Badger” has done everything from spark water-cooler conversation to inspire the nickname of a Heisman Trophy candidate. The video couples National Geographic footage of a honey badger with hilarious narration by a man who simply goes by “Randall.”
Review: ‘Young Adult’
Jason Reitman and Diablo Cody, the director-writer duo behind 2007’s surprise hit “Juno,” re-team for the wickedly hilarious “Young Adult”, starring Charlize Theron as a prodigal Midwesterner who returns to her hometown from Minnesota’s Little Apple determined to win back her high school flame at any cost.
Review: ‘A Very Harold & Kumar 3D Christmas’
It’s been six years since the last Harold and Kumar movie, “Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay,” and the third movie, “A Very Harold & Kumar 3D Christmas,” openly acknowledges this gap.
‘Office’ star talks about work, life and playing Ben Affleck
Mindy Kaling is funny. Really, really funny. To use a long, highly specific metaphor, she’s that one friend you catch up with over lunch one day but wind up sitting back and letting her dominate the entire conversation. However, you’re completely fine with it because you know she’s not an insufferable egotist, but simply infinitely better at telling stories than you could ever hope to be.
John Cho on sex, drugs and cinematic post-racism
The “Harold and Kumar” franchise is known for its ability to push the limits of what is socially acceptable, eagerly casting aside conventions and nonchalantly touching upon the most controversial of topics.