Tag Archives: Kristen Wiig

Latest ‘Despicable Me 2’ Trailer Arrives

Posted on October 31, 2012 by Heather Toshiko

If you like this sort of thing (animated movie sequels, that is) then you will probably be excited to see the latest trailer for Universal’s Despicable Me 2. Universal opens its sequel on July 3, 2013. Steve Carell is back … Continue reading →

Posted in Movies, News, Trailers | Tagged Al Pacino, Animation, Despicable Me, Despicable Me 2, Kristen Wiig, Movies, Steve Carell, Trailers | Comments Off

Movie Review: ‘Friends With Kids’

Posted on March 9, 2012 by Grace Suh

Friends with Kids is one of those high concept romantic comedies that posits a Big Life Question—in this case: can a couple have a baby together and keep the romance?—and then spends the next 90 minutes trying to answer it. Think … Continue reading →

Posted in Comedy, Movies, News, Reviews, Romance | Tagged Adam Scott, baby, Chris O'Dowd, Friends with Kids, Jennifer westfeldt, Jon Hamm, Kristen Wiig, Maya Rudolph, Movie Review, review | 4 Comments

Box Office Report: ‘Thor’ Stays Strong, ‘Priest’ Fails to Impress

Posted on May 16, 2011 by Matt Raub

Week 3 into this year’s epic summer blockbuster season and it looks like established franchises seem to still be more of a draw than original comedies or futuristic thrillers. In its second week of release, Thor has maintained the coveted … Continue reading →

Posted in Action, Box Office, Comics, Movies, News, Sci-Fi | Tagged 'Bridesmaids', 3D, Karl Urban, Kristen Wiig, Paramount, Paul Bettany, Priest, Thor | Comments Off

Film Review: ‘Bridesmaids’

Posted on May 13, 2011 by Shannon Hood

If you dismiss Bridesmaids as an estrogen laden raunch fest, you’d be selling it short. Not only is the film wickedly funny, but it has a surprising amount of heart to boot. How refreshing to see a talented ensemble of … Continue reading →

Posted in Comedy, Movies, Reviews, Romance | Tagged 'Bridesmaids', Chris O'Dowd, Comedy, John Hamm, Kristen Wiig, Maya Rudolph, Melissa McCarthy, Rose Byrne | 1 Comment

SXSW Film Review: ‘Paul’

Posted on March 15, 2011 by Nat Almirall

I’m a shameful(less?) Anglophile, which in turn makes me an unabashed(ful) Francophobe, and some of the tenderest English patches of my otherwise iron heart are reserved for Simon Pegg, Nick Frost, and, of course, Edgar Wright, the three gents who, … Continue reading →

Posted in Comedy, Movies, Reviews, Sci-Fi, SXSW | Tagged Bill Hader, Greg Mottola, Jason Bateman, Kristen Wiig, Nick Frost, Paul, Seth Rogen, Simon Pegg, SXSW | 1 Comment

Review: ‘Despicable Me’

Posted on July 9, 2010 by Shannon Hood

Who would have thought that two of the best movies of the summer would be animated family fare? First we had Pixar’s wonderful Toy Story 3, and now we are treated to Despicable Me, the debut film by production company … Continue reading →

Posted in 3-D, Animation, Comedy, Movies, Reviews, Universal Pictures | Tagged 3D, Animation, Chris Renaud, Comedy, Danny McBride, Despicable Me, Jason Segel, Julie Andrews, Kristen Wiig, Mindy Kaling, Miranda Cosgrove, Pierre Coffin, Russell Brand, Steve Carell, Will Arnett | Comments Off

Review: ‘Date Night’

Posted on April 9, 2010 by Shannon Hood

I had a great time at Date Night. You would be hard pressed to find more likable leads than Tina Fey and Steve Carrell, who have great chemistry together as boring New Jersey couple Claire and Phil Foster. Stuck in a … Continue reading →

Posted in 20th Century Fox, Action, Comedy, Movies, Reviews | Tagged 30 Rock, Action, Comedy, Common, Date Night, James Franco, Jimmi Simpson, Kristen Wiig, Leighton Meester, mark ruffalo, Mark Wahlberg, Mila Kunis, Ray Liotta, Steve Carell, Taraji P. Henson, The Office, Tina Fey, William Fichtner | Comments Off

‘MacGruber’ Gets An iPhone App & New Red Band Trailer

Posted on April 2, 2010 by Matt Raub

Though our vote may have already been cast for Hot Tub Time Machine to go down as the “Comedy of the Year”, we are still early in the running, and by the looks of it, MacGruber may put up quite … Continue reading →