Rowan Atkinson Reborn
It’s been a while since Rowan Atkinson last lit up my local cineplex. Since another Mr. Bean is still out of the question (Atkinson said in several interviews that 2007’s Mr. Bean’s Holiday was the...
View ArticleMission? Impossibly awesome
Yeah yeah. I don’t want to ram yet another cheesy or fun or super cool trailer down your throats again today, but there’s been a bunch popping up this week. Maybe it’s just me, but so far it seems...
View ArticleSam Raimi wants to murder you in a friendly sorta way
Happy Monday, guys. Nothing gets your week started quite like a little shot of Evil Dead II as presented by the director himself, a young and impish Sam Raimi. Is it just me or does Raimi look like...
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When Remakes Are Remade
My review aside, there didn’t seem to be much love for Joe Johnston’s 2010 Wolfman remake. You would think that maybe because it won an Oscar and Johnston is now about to release his much anticipated...
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Critical End! (The Podcast) #96: Schlitz Daiquiri
REVIEWED: Larry Crowne. Why won’t a sassy black girl decorate my apartment? PLUS: Drunk Harry Potter and original Schlitz! Download...
View ArticleHappy Madison presents…the usual shit
Don’t say we didn’t warn you. I fully expect this to be the biggest hit of the upcoming holiday season.
View ArticleSpring Break ’97
Man, it’s getting lazy around here! Yes, we’re taking next week off, both from the blog and the podcast. Why, you ask? Because we’re ramping up to our super awesome 100th podcast! So hang tight, and...
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It’s Official: Hell to Freeze Over on October 4th
It is with tears of joy that I bring you the following news: When I’m finally holding this in my sweaty, Ben Savage-lovin’ hands, this will mean that over a decade of waiting has come to an end....
View ArticleIn a Perfect World…
In a perfect world I would be roommates with Joe Dante. Obviously, this would lead to all sorts of wacky sitcom style hijinks (I would accidentally set fire to Joe’s rare copy of Hellzapoppin’, Joe...
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Critical End! (The Podcast) #97: Pad me anytime
REVIEWED: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2. Well, I guess we’re all going to get into Game of Thrones now? PLUS: There’s still time to contribute to our 100th episode. Download...
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Yippee-ki-yay, Motherfucker…Jr.
What's that? You say this isn't a picture of Bruce Willis? Oh. Rumer Willis? What the hell is a Rumer Willis? Remember how excited you were about Live Free or Die Hard? The teaser trailer, with it’s...
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Critical End! (The Podcast) #98: Eldorado Chase
REVIEWED: Captain America: The First Avenger. This episode ain’t kissing ya. PLUS: We talk about some POSITIVE theater experiences! Download...
View ArticleWhat if John Landis made a movie and nobody cared?
Such seems to be the case with Landis’ Burke and Hare which now has a trailer and a small US release next month. Let’s take a look: Yup. Just about. Let’s hope that this trailer, which mostly consists...
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Critical End! (The Podcast) #99: The Mathmatics
REVIEWED: Cowboys & Aliens. You know what this was movie was missing? SPACE TUCO. Download...
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Al Pacino sure is in a lot of made-for-TV movies these days, huh?
Like this one he’s doing that tells the true story The Hair Bear Bunch. [Badass Digest]
View ArticlePaul Rudd is Funny
And he so rarely gets to show it on this level, so watch and learn, even though the movie he’s flogging is probably mediocre at best. [Screened]
View ArticleGhost Rider Rides Again
Ghost Rider sucked. But the sequel has some promise, what with the Crank guys behind it. The trailer bears that theory out: So yeah, he pisses fire now. I have to say if there was any Marvel character...
View ArticleOK Go + Muppets
Unlike the Weezer video way back when, this actually seems like what we’d get if OK Go had guested on the Muppet Show. Loving parody of the artists in question while embracing their strengths. Wait a...
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Sean Connery: The Bronze Age
Can you believe that Sir Sean Connery is 81 today?! I’m going to celebrate by watching Dr. No (which itself turns 50 next year) and by taking my annual to pilgrimage to Tallinn, Estonia to pay my...
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This is my new favorite person on the web
Hi! I'm Christina Ricci and this picture may or may not have something to do with this post. You'll have to read it to find out, you hunk of man cheese, you! Sorry folks, it’s not the very talented Ms....
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Where the hell is the 100th episode?
This has nothing to do with anything, except that I found it while searching for "late". It’s coming, folks! Just running a little late. But rest assured, we are not dead. Except Logan. He died.
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Critical End! (The Podcast) #100: The One Hundredth Episode
Description. REVIEWED: All of your requests! PLUS: It’s long. Download it.http://www.archive.org/download/CriticalEndthePodcast100TheOneHundredthEpisode/CE_0100_Requests.mp3Subscribe in or via RSS.
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Oh man, I know I shouldn’t be excited…
…but holy hell… Chalk it up to 80’s nostalgia and my unexplainable happiness that Arnold’s making movies again, but…man that looks cool. [/Film via JoBlo]
View ArticleKnow What I’m Thankful for? Critical End! (and boobs, of course)
Happy Thanksgiving week! We hope you’re still digesting all two hours of our hundredth episode while simultaneously preparing your stomach for Aunt Margret’s gravy-like substance. Critical End! will...
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Twas the Night Before Xmas
AAAAAH!!! HANUKKAH DEATH COPTOR! The winter wind is blowing, the air is filled with carols, and I’ve lost feeling in most of my tongue thanks to a nasty burn inflicted by my third peppermint patty. It...
View Article2012: The Year We Make Contact
What’s that you say? 2010 was the year we made contact? No no. I was talking about that other movie, Contact. You know, the one with Matthew McConaughey. Not that movie 2010: The Year We Make...
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The last word (for now) on the theater experience
I saw Mission Impossible in IMAX last week and I’ve been mulling two things over ever since. The first is that I’m going to try not italicizing movie titles in blog posts anymore. Because it’s...
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Letters from the Critical End! Slush Pile
As Critical End! enters its fourth year, one thing that never ceases to amaze us is the sheer amount of mail that we receive every day. While the majority of these letters are read by our secretaries...
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Shorts to Movies
Last night I saw The Perfect Host, a 2010 dark comedy starring David Hyde Pierce. I liked parts of it quite a bit. Some very interesting twists and turns, and a really awesome performance by Pierce....
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Three Day Weekend, Baby!
Just a quick reminder that there won’t be a post tomorrow due to the holiday. Well, that and we’ll most likely still be recovering from the premiere of the Napoleon Dynamite animated series tonight....
View ArticleCritical End! Goes Dark to Oppose SOPA
Actually there’s just nothing interesting to say today. Seriously, I spent two hours last night looking for news that would spark a blog post. So in lieu of that, please visit this important website.
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Adam Green Spends the Weekend Sexually Teasing Logan
Yeah, I made up the “sexually” part up, but it got you reading this, so why stop now? Many of you long time readers may recall me practically begging Adam Green to make several sequels to his throwback...
View ArticleCrispin Glover fails to deliver weirdness for once.
So apparently the Oscar nominees have been announced. /Film has a great roundup of those. Whatever. That’s not what we’re talking about right now. Crispin Glover. If you’re not familiar with the man’s...
View ArticleLeprosy Groups About as Much Fun as a Boat Full of Lepers
Watch this: Funny stuff, right? And that joke about the leper boat? Gets me every time. But you know who’s not laughing? Lepers. That’s right. Pirates animation company Aardman is altering that...
View ArticleThe Family Guy Maneuver
Let’s take a look at that new super bowl ad with Matthew Broderick: Now at first glance, this appears to be a parody of Ferris Bueller’s Day Off. But it isn’t. A real parody takes something you...
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Big Events? Yeah, We Got Those
I trust you all had a great weekend. Ryan and I spent most of it cleaning out the ol’ “Critical End Podcast Theater” (or, as it’s officially called, “The Tim Burton’s Career Pre-Planet of the Apes...
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Critical End! (The Podcast) #101: The Best and Worst of 2011
We return for our first episode of the year and our fourth annual best/worst show. REVIEWED: The highlights and lowlights of 2011. PLUS: Vampire squabbling. Download...
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Our Complete Movie Ratings for 2011
Midnight in Paris and The Artist? When the hell did we get so classy? Anywho, remember you can check our respective IMDb pages (Logan here and Ryan here) year round if you want to see what we gave a...
View ArticleWhitney Houston Died for Your Sins!
If the world lost anything when Michael Jackson died, it was its sense of humor. I can hear you now: “How dare he! Just who does he think he is?! A big jerk, that’s who I think he is! Logan Lee?...
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3 Great Things About Ghostbusters That Have Nothing to Do with Bill Murray
There’s been a lot of talk about the upcoming/rumored/probably-never-going-to-happen Ghostbusters 3. The most recent word is that Dan Aykroyd is so serious about getting the thing made, he’s willing to...
View ArticleWhat the World Needs Now is a Good Rupert Grinting
If The Woman in Black proved anything, it’s that I want to see those scrappy little Harry Potter kids cleaned up and out there acting their magic-infused little hearts out, God bless ‘em. Daniel...
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Announcing the Critical End! Oscar Live Blog 2012
"No words? Screw The Artist." This Sunday (4PT/7ET on ABC) grand dame of awards shows Billy Crystal returns to the small screen to make us feel like maybe we care about the Oscars still. And it must be...
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Critical End! (The Podcast) #102: Robin Williams Apologist
REVIEWED: The Woman in Black. …is dancing with me…cheek to cheek. PLUS: Ryan’s pelvis. Download...
View ArticleCritical End! Live Blogs the 84th Annual Academy Awards
UPDATE: Another awesome year! Read the recap below for post-Oscar reminiscing. The fun starts later tonight, folks. Stay tuned to this post. Critical End! Oscar Live Blog 2012
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