Browse by Tags

SXSW 2009: "Observe and Report."
Tue, Mar 17 2009 12:28 PM

Jody Hill's "Observe and Report" is like a Will Ferrell movie that's been run over by a car again and again until it's warped and unrecognizable. It's still has the rough shape of a feel-good story about a lovable loser, a mall security guard who longs to be a real policeman and who's in love with the bitchy make-up counter girl... Read More...

by IFC.com - Indie Eye

Filed under: Festivals, Seth Rogen, SXSW 2009, Observe and Report, Patton Oswalt, Anna Faris, The Foot Fist Way, Danny McBride, Jody Hill

Critic wrangle: "Zack and Miri Make a Porno."
Fri, Oct 31 2008 5:23 PM

I liked Kevin Smith's rom-com just fine when I caught it at Fantastic Fest last month, though I'm getting pretty tired of the Smith/Apatow tendency to obscure sappiness with poop jokes. Own it or get over it, boys. The critics are all over the place with "Zack and Miri Make a Porno," which is either heartfelt, tiresome or both. On the pro side... Read More...

by IFC.com - Indie Eye

Filed under: Critic wrangle, Kevin Smith, Zack and Miri Make a Porno, Seth Rogen, Elizabeth Banks

Fantastic Fest 2008: Opening Night, "Zack and Miri Make a Porno."
Sat, Sep 20 2008 9:34 PM

There's incredible (and welcome) cultural whiplash in sneaking away from the middle of the determinedly highbrow New York Film Festival to head to Austin for Fantastic Fest, an event that's most certainly not. Dedicated to horror, sci-fi, fantasy, cult and general genre fare, Fantastic Fest is the brainchild of Alamo Drafthouse founder Tim League with... Read More...

by IFC.com - Indie Eye

Filed under: Festivals, Kevin Smith, Zack and Miri Make a Porno, Fantastic Fest 2008, Seth Rogen, Elizabeth Banks, Reviews