Review: The Muppets, 2011, dir. James Bobin

When Jason Segel capitalized on the critical and financial success of his breakout hit Forgetting Sarah Marshall three years ago by securing the green-light to write his own Muppets film, my world stopped turning for a day. Muppets? In the 2010s? And envisioned by a man who not only represents a perfect human foil to everyone’s … Continue reading →

Advanced Review: Get Him to the Greek, 2010, dir. Nick Stoller

Sex, drugs, rock and roll; that’s Get Him to the Greek in a nutshell, though those little words simply can’t convey the heights of insanity to which Nick Stoller’s spin-off of 2007’s Forgetting Sarah Marshall (or follow-up to, depending on your perspective) ascends. Stoller, this time around handling writing duties in addition to the tasks … Continue reading →