This week saw the release of the latest Harry Potter film, Order of the Phoenix, on DVD.  Last week saw the completion of me finally reading all seven books.  Though I was very much a “Johnny-come-lately” with the Potter series I must say that I was immensely impressed with the experience as a whole.  I am not the the complete Potter geek that some maybe(K.C.), so I will not attempt to blow you mind with my knowledge of the history and lexicon.  There are few things that I can add that have not already been said about the genius of J.K. Rowling and the world she has created.  (more…)

The generation that came of age in the early to mid-1980′s, is chronicled in the works of John Huges.  Sixteen Candles, The Breakfast Club, and Ferris Bueller’s Day Off are staples that define the era.  Comedies certainly have a way of doing this.  The mid to late 90′s are trimmed with the likes of the Farrelly’s Dumb and Dumber, There’s Something About Mary, and Kingpin.  This decade is certainly not lacking in a comedic filmmaker that is defining comedy for this generation.  Judd Apatow has been brilliant as writer, producer and director in films such as Anchorman, The 40 Year Old Virgin, Knocked Up, and Superbad.  (more…)

One of the most talked about films of the summer finally was released this week on DVD.  Michael Moore’s most recent documentary,SiCKO, stirred a lot of discussion this year about our country’s health care system, and regardless of which side of the fence you sit regarding this matter, discussion in matters like these is a good thing.

The film follows several stories of how the American system is abandoning its own people.  Insured Americans living with out proper care so the insurance companies, drug companies, and our own government can reap the benefits of the cost savings.  As if this is not enough to make you blood boil, Moore, taps into our jealousy by showing us how universal health care benefits citizens of Canada, France, and Great Britain.  (more…)

I am an idiot.  You know how sometimes when a film comes out, you say “I am definitely seeing that one,” and then for some reason or another you never get around to it?  Then, when it comes out on video you girlfriend wants to get something with Hugh Grant and Julia Roberts, so you agree because you think it might get you laid.  Before you know it you completely forget about that movie.  Until, you’re walking around the video store one night, trying carefully to avoid Hugh Grant’s enticing smile on every other box cover, and you finally remember, “oh yeah I’ve been meaning to see that!”  (more…)

I haven’t laughed that hard in a long time.  Judd Apatow strikes gold again, with this summer’s hit comedy Knocked Up.  It seems that everything that Apatow touches lately has been golden.  From 2005′s The 40 Year Old Virgin and another 2007 hit Superbad.  I thought 40 Year Old Virgin was hilarious but for my money Knocked Up tops it in so many ways.

Seth Rogen and Katherine Heigl are hilarious as unlikely parents to be, when a night of too much drinking leads to some serious bed squeaking.  My favorite, however, is the brother -in-law, Pete, played by Paul Rudd.  An Apatow favorite, Rudd might be the most seen actor that nobody knows.  He’s appeared in Night at the Museum, 40 Year Old Virgin, Anchorman, and Clueless, not to mention numerous guest appearances on television.  (more…)