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THEY CAME TOGETHER Review

Since first discovering MTV’s The State as a child, I’ve been a fan of David Wain’s irreverent yet clever style of comedy, and Wain’s Wet Hot American Summer remains one of my personal favorites. In Wet Hot, Wain took on the ’80s summer camp film and made what would later become a cult classic. Now, he’s set his crosshairs on the dreaded rom-com and aiming to deconstruct everything that makes the formulaic genre tick in his latest film, They Came Together.

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FRANK Gets a New Trailer and Poster

A new trailer and poster has been released for the upcoming comedy Frank, which stars Michael Fassbender as an eccentric musician who refuses to remove a giant fake head from his real one.  Directed by Leonard Abrahamson, the film also stars Domhnall

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DEAR WHITE PEOPLE Teaser Trailer

Roadside Attractions has released the first teaser trailer for the upcoming comedy Dear White People, which originally premiered at this year’s Sundance Film Festival where it won the Special Jury Award for Breakthrough Talent.  The film is written and directed by Justin

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22 JUMP STREET Review

Filmmaking duo Lord and Miller make no pretenses when it comes to this sequel for a surprise box office success, a reboot no one necessarily cared about based on a late-eighties television series that's mainly remembered for having Johnny Depp in the cast. And, for as ridiculous as all that sounds, Lord and Miller successfully, and surprisingly, capitalized on the first iteration of the new Jump Street and they seem to have done it again, all because of one fairly simple design, they know that all of this is ridiculous. They don't hide it, they flat-out tell you again and again throughout the film with the addition of unnecessary-sequel tropes that are quickly subverted to great comical effect.

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WITCHING AND BITCHING Review

Everything about Witching and Bitching is completely absurd and over the top in the best possible ways. Despite the undesirable title, Álex de la Iglesia’s Witching and Bitching is a raucously fun ride that packs in plenty of laughs and gross-out moments. Harkening back to the classic days of horror comedy, before directors like Sam Raimi and Peter Jackson were playing with Hobbits and wizards, this is a new-school film that has a very old-school feel.

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THREE NIGHT STAND Review

If one were to describe Pat Kiely’s latest comedy, Three Night Stand, in one word, that word would be “awkward.”  If one were allowed two words they would be “extremely awkward.”  Fortunately, this extremely awkward comedy mostly works due to the ridiculous, yet hilarious situation the characters find themselves in despite having very few redeeming qualities.

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ASS BACKWARDS Review

Release Date: November 8, 2013 (Limited)
Director:
MPAA Rating: NR
Film Pulse Score: 5/10

Kate and Chloe have been best friends forever.  They live in a studio apartment in the city.  They

ADVENTURES IN THE SIN BIN Red Band Trailer

ADVENTURES IN THE SIN BIN Red Band Trailer

Here’s the newly released red band trailer for Adventures in the Sin Bin, directed by Billy Federighi.  The film chronicles the sexual exploits of a group of teens who use a buddies van to get laid.  Starring Michael Seater and Bo Burnham,

ZERO CHARISMA Trailer

ZERO CHARISMA Trailer

Last week, we showed off a shiny new poster for the upcoming comedy Zero Charismaand now there’s a shiny new trailer to go along with it.

The film, which originally premiered at SXSW 2013, revolves around a boorish dungeon master

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SPARROWS DANCE Review

Release Date: August 23, 2013
Currently playing on VOD platforms
Director: MPAA Rating: NR
Film Pulse Score: 6.5/10

It can’t get any simpler than this.  Girl meets boy.  Boy meets girl.