War Dogs (2016) Movie Review

September 15, 2016 Steve Baqqi

Todd Phillips knows how to make a comedy about man-children who are unwilling or unable to grow up. Old School, The Hangover, and Due Date are all testament to Phillip’s uncanny ability to explore this arrested development. In War Dogs, Phillips attempts to move on to more serious fare, yet he can’t seem to leave behind the comfort of his comedic roots. As a result, War Dogs is a half comedy, and half Lord of War ripoff fused together into something that is neither wholly compelling, nor all that horrible either.

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Bad Moms (2016) Movie Review

September 1, 2016 Steve Baqqi

In Roger Ebert’s glowing review of Bridesmaids, he mentions that “[The Film] definitively proves that women are the equal of men in vulgarity, sexual frankness, lust, vulnerability, overdrinking, and insecurity,” and Bad Moms reminds me of this (Ebert). The film is a fantastic romp that doesn’t disparage mothers at all. Just the opposite in fact. The film is a hilarious comedy that evokes the best works of modern comedic masterminds Judd Apatow and Todd Phillips.

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