Tag: kristen wiig

Downspout Based solely on what he created in Downsizing, Alexander Payne must hate everything. Billed as a quirky comedy about tiny people living in a tiny world, Downsizing instead …

Despised The first Despicable Me released to theaters in 2010. An audience for Illumination’s work skews young, making Despicable Me 3’s bizarre affection for ‘80s nostalgia out of place. …

Steak Night There’s an egregious inconsistency to Sausage Party: Either the food’s packaging is alive or the food itself is. The answer isn’t consistent. And if it’s the food, …

Argumentative Overcompensating and certainly curious, Paul Fieg resets Ghostbusters’ lore with only a fizzling pop rather than a bang. A few moments work – particularly some of the action …

Internet Foolishness Bloated and heavy in senseless visual effects sequences, this remake has few smarts – it’s outright childish and demeaning, sad considering the possibilities it presents. A timid …

Disco Boogie Mark Whatney is a tough one. He survives years on a desolate planet – alone – while using improvisation for survival. While the book was a tale …

Matt Damon Looks at Earth with Envious Eyes Inspiring and playful, The Martian is the least cynical of Hollywood’s space epics. Trapped astronaut Mark Watney’s (Matt Damon) bright demeanor …

Welcome to Meh Kristen Wiig plays a women with borderline personality disorder, starring in an absurd, narcissistic television show paid for with her lucky (but not lucky) lottery winnings. …

Mitty's life undergoes a subtle envelopment of color, intersecting with those who remain caught in life's dour motions.

Patchwork comedy is delightful and the zany 3D antics are enough to stuff the face of any passionate child fanbase

Friends with Kids pushes to a close with satisfactory results, at least in terms of character, this after some aimless plot wandering.

Bridesmaids has a length disease, one of those film diagnosis that dooms it from the start.