The Overnight (2015)

The Overnight (2015)

[6] Two married couples, one new to Los Angeles, meet for dinner on a night that leads them into a marital and sexual quandary. At first, the newcomers (Adam Scott and Taylor Schilling) enjoy letting their hair down, but after…
Our Idiot Brother (2011)

Our Idiot Brother (2011)

[4] Paul Rudd leads an ensemble cast in this dramedy about a naïve, aimless man who free-loads off his three sisters after he's released from prison. Conceptually, this is the perfect 'adorable doofus' role for an affable actor like Paul…
Sideways (2004)

Sideways (2004)

[8] Writer/director Alexander Payne (Election, About Schmidt) takes us on a trip through California wine country with two middle-aged college buddies in Sideways, based on a novel by Rex Pickett. Paul Giamatti plays a divorced junior high school teacher suffering…
Reckless (1935)

Reckless (1935)

[5] Jean Harlow and William Powell star in this romantic comedy about a Broadway singer who impulsively marries a wealthy playboy (Franchot Tone) before realizing her true love is really her long-time agent (Powell). Powell's droll, sardonic humor fits Reckless…
Platinum Blonde (1931)

Platinum Blonde (1931)

[6] Robert Williams stars as a scrappy newspaper reporter who falls in love with a socialite (rising star Jean Harlow) who drags him kicking and screaming into hoity-toity upper-class society. But after numerous dinners and parties, awkward relationships with 'the…
National Lampoon’s European Vacation (1985)

National Lampoon’s European Vacation (1985)

[4] Chevy Chase and Bevery D'Angelo return as the Griswolds from the first Vacation movie, this time dragging the kids (recast Jason Lively and Dana Hill) on a whirlwind European tour. Perhaps due to intense acrimony between Chase and director…
National Lampoon’s Vacation (1983)

National Lampoon’s Vacation (1983)

[7] Chevy Chase stars as a husband and father determined to take his family on the vacation of their dreams, cross-country to an amusement park called Walley World. But the trip is fraught with wrong turns, wildlife, hillbilly relatives, and…
Speed Racer (2008)

Speed Racer (2008)

[6] After seeing trailers for this movie, I decided I didn't want to feel stuck in a jelly bean tornado for a whole two hours and fifteen minutes. But for whatever reason, I finally decided to take a chance on…
The Bucket List (2007)

The Bucket List (2007)

[4] Jack Nicholson and Morgan Freeman play terminally-ill cancer patients who decide to make one last go at their 'bucket list' -- a list of things to see and do before they die. I usually trust director Rob Reiner (When…
Bringing Down the House (2003)

Bringing Down the House (2003)

[7] Steve Martin and Queen Latifah star in this farcical comedy about a prison escapee who elbows her way into an uptight lawyer's life so he can help her overturn her wrongful conviction. Most of the laughs in Bringing Down…