I Give It A Year (Blu-ray)
Classified as a romantic comedy, Dan Mazer’s I Give It a Year offers plenty of laughs if not much romance. By design, the relationship at the center of things isn’t easy to root for, and the film’s love quadrilateral doesn’t leave a lasting impression. Nonetheless, I’ll Give It a Year offers up enough genuine laughs […]
DVD Review: An Idiot Abroad
Discovered by Ricky Gervais and his writing partner Stephen Merchant, Karl Pilkington is a unique fellow to be sure. Pilkington was an engineer at the radio studio where Gervais and Merchant would record their popular podcasts; Karl’s bold views on life and society so shocked Gervais and Merchant that they introduced Karl to the world […]
Blu-ray Review: Hall Pass
Best known for the raunchy comedy style that made Dumb and Dumber, and There’s Something About Mary box office hits in the 1990’s, Bobby and Peter Farrelly have struggled to recapture the magic that made those films so popular. After a decade of helming mostly softer fare—Fever Pitch (2005), and The Heartbreak Kid—to lukewarm reviews […]
Blu-ray Review: Gnomeo & Juliet
The story of Romeo & Juliet has been told a lot, but never quite like this. Imagine Shakespeare’s classic told by a group of garden gnomes, scored to the music of Elton John. How about a voice cast that includes Hulk Hogan, Dolly Parton, Ozzy Osbourne, and Maggie Smith? Strange though it may be, Gnomeo […]
DVD Review: The Ricky Gervais Show – The Complete First Season
Warner Bros. | 2010 | 317 mins. | NR While Ricky Gervais is a cast member of the show that bears his name (and the one most viewers are apt to recognize), the real star is Karl Pilkington, or as Ricky loves to describe him, “the round headed, little chimp.” Pilkington has been working with […]