“Is this trying to be educational or condescending?” is what I kept asking myself during The Big Short. Because it’s got this weird (to borrow the term from A.V. Club) edu-tainment way of storytelling. Think heist-like comedy of going against “the man” mixed with docudrama exposing Wall Street for its shitty ways. I think that’s where a lot of my issues stem from with this movie. I can’t tell if it’s being informative or talking down to me. Continue reading “The Big Short: Educational or Condescending?”
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Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues to Be Funny and Ridiculous
Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues begins with Ron Burgundy (Will Ferrell) and now wife Veronica Corningstone (Christina Applegate) working for WBC news station in Manhattan, where they live with their son. After Ron is fired from WBC while Veronica gets promoted, he’s approached by a man working for a 24-hour news station called GNN, who offers him a job. Continue reading “Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues to Be Funny and Ridiculous”
Despicable Me 2: A Worthy Sequel
So many animated sequels this summer. And good ones, too. They’re going to make me break my sequel rule. Continue reading “Despicable Me 2: A Worthy Sequel”
The Just Okay Burt Wonderstone
Do you know what’s really crazy? Jim Carrey hasn’t done a movie since Mr. Popper’s Penguins in 2011. Before that, the last was A Christmas Carol in 2009. He’s only been doing random TV cameos and film shorts. Don’t you miss ’90s Jim Carrey? Continue reading “The Just Okay Burt Wonderstone”