Out in the US on July 29 and in the UK on August 19, the first trailer for the new comedy Bad Moms has dropped. Starring Mila Kunis, Kristen Bell, Christina Applegate and Kathryn Hahn it is basically revenge of the non cardigan-set mothers. Written and directed by the Hangover team of Jon Lucas and…
Planetary Belly Laughs
Jupiter Ascending (2015). D/W: The Wachowskis. DP: John Toll. Starring: Mila Kunis/Channing Tatum/Eddie Redmayne/Sean Bean/Douglas Booth/Tuppence Middleton/Maria Doyle Kennedy/Gugu Mbatha-Raw/Nikki Amuka-Bird. First success is oftentimes like a hot air balloon. Full of performance and awe at the sendoff then you are just up in the sky waiting for the scenery to change. The Wachowskis brothers,…
Cinematic Sexual Deja Vu
Friends with Benefits (2011). D/W: Will Gluck. Story by Keith Merryman, David A. Newman & Harley Peyton. DP: Michael Grady. (Starring: Justin Timberlake/Mila Kunis/Patricia Clarkson/Richard Jenkins/Jenna Elfman/Woody Harrelson/Shaun White/Emma Stone/Andy Samberg. Like January’s No Strings Attached, this summer’s Friend’s With Benefits attempts to delve into the modern worlds of sex and friendship. And, if you…