Amy Schumer has struck gold with her new Hulu miniseries, “Life & Beth”, a heartfelt tale of a woman staring at 40, trying to sort out the kinks in her life. We find Beth (Schumer), unsatisfied with her life, job (she is a successful wine salesperson), boyfriend, and relationship with her distant sister Ann (Susannah Flood) . Beth can’t enjoy the successes found in her work and has ... more >
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“Life & Beth” (TV) is a sweet tale about good people who are just trying to figure it all out. You know, like each and every one of us does | SERIES REVIEW
More--much more--than a love story or a series about coming-of-age
Youth in Revolt
And so once again we join Michael Cera in progress as he tries to lose his virginity. Does this sound like the plot of every Michael Cera film? I mean, at least in Juno, he got it over with real quick-like. In Youth in Revolt, it doesn’t come so easily. But at least it is, surprisingly, darn funny, if silly as hell. You must wonder why the Weinsteins would wait to stash this in the January dump ... more >
Nick and Nora’s Infinite Playlist
Awesome soundtrack. Awesome.
Michael Cera, Kat Dennings and Aaron Yoo
Directed by Peter Sollett
For a film stealing the names of cinema’s most famous husband-and-wife detectives, Nick and Norah’s Infinite Playlist produces only one mystery. How is it that the cast of a great cinematic accomplishment like The Dark Knight suffers a lethal curse, while the makers of this crap get away scot free? Does fate not have a sense of justice? Obviously it has a sense of humor, which is more than this ... more >