Will Ferrell

[8] Will Ferrell stars as a human adopted by Santa Claus and raised as an elf in this absurd but disarmingly sweet comedy from director Jon Favreau (Iron Man, The Mandalorian). At the ripe old age of thirty, Ferrell’s character learns he’s really a human and departs the North Pole to find his birth father in New York City. But convincing dear dad (James Caan) …

[5] I was sick with bronchitis when I stumbled across this movie’s sequel, Daddy’s Home 2. And that movie succeeded in giving me a few chuckles and smiles when I was feeling down. So now that we’re all in quarantine during the big COVID19 pandemic, I’ve really been needing some good comedies. I decided to dig back and find Daddy’s Home 1. Well, Daddy’s Home …

[6] I was home sick with bronchitis and in desperate need of a diversion. I flipped onto Hulu and found Daddy’s Home Two. I’d never even heard of Daddy’s Home One, but I saw that this comedy sequel had John Lithgow in it, so I thought, ‘What the heck.’ Basically, Mark Wahlberg is a loser dad whose kids now live with their step-dad, played by …

[6] Molly Shannon is one of the funnier women to come out of Saturday Night Live the last few decades. If you agree, you’ll probably find Superstar moderately entertaining. If not, this formulaic comedy could be a rough slog for you. Shannon is reprising her SNL role of Mary Katherine Gallagher, a socially awkward Catholic school girl in search of superstardom and a wet face …