“I think it’s time to quit smoking.” The Scoop: 1999 R, directed by Risa Bramon Garcia and starring Ben Affleck, Kate Hudson, and Dave Chappelle Tagline: It’s 11:59 on New Year’s Eve. Do you know where your date is? Summary Capsule: On New Year’s Eve 1981 a bunch of New Yorkers try to have a [...]

“Bridget Jones, wanton sex goddess” The Scoop: 2001 R, directed by Sharon Maguire and starring Renée Zellweger, Colin Firth, and Hugh Grant Tagline: Uninhibited. Uncensored. Unmarried. Summary Capsule: Thirtysomething Brit singleton seeks love between two twits

It’s holiday season again, which means a glutton of Christmas-themed movies and TV shows assaulting our eyeballs with every change of the channel.  Most of it’s entertaining and leaves us with a comforting feeling of nostalgia and a heartwarming assurance that all really is right with the world. The rest of it features Melissa Joan [...]

“Mr. Parkman, you’re a great ballplayer and I just like to say, you’re standing on the tracks and the train’s coming through, butthead.” The Scoop: 1994 PG, directed by David S. Ward and starring Charlie Sheen, Tom Berenger and Bob Uecker Tagline: The dream team is back! Summary Capsule: The Indians return but haven’t quite [...]

“Even the old people were once young.” The Scoop: 2001 PG, directed by Satoshi Kon and voiced by Miyoko Shôji, Mami Koyama and Fumiko Orikasa Tagline: N/A Summary Capsule: A documentary director tracks down an actress that went into hiding 30 years ago and relives her life through movies and memories.

“I am a professor. I am a genius. You may call me Professor Genius.” The Scoop: 1989 G, directed by Masami Hata and William T. Hurtz and featuring the voices of Gabriel Damon, Mickey Rooney and Rene Auberjonois Summary Capsule: A young boy in pajamas is lured from his parents’ house with cookies and the [...]

Mutant HQ is bustling this week, folks. Everyone’s got a project! Mike’s army of robot Santa Clauses is nearing completion. Kaleb and Courtney are fighting about who gets to paint themselves green and steal Christmas trees from Whoville. Kyle is wandering the halls, muttering to himself about how “they’re all going to pay” if he [...]

“You’re not the brightest bulb in the chandelier, but you’re a good man.” The Scoop: 2003 NR, directed by Nick Marck and starring Randy Quaid, Miriam Flynn, Dana Barron and Jake Thomas Tagline: What could go wrong in paradise? Just about anything! Summary Capsule: Cousin Eddie drags us by the scruff of our neck to [...]

1. Gabriel (Prophecy) A good angel-turned-rogue is a scary enough proposition, especially if it’s one of the big hitters from the Bible. But when you have Christopher Walken behind the role, suddenly your pants are soaking in urine and you can’t run fast enough in the opposite direction. And you just know he’s going to [...]

“Friends don’t let friends drink and surf” The Scoop: 2000 R, directed by Michael Cooney and starring Christopher Allport, Eileen Seeley and Scott MacDonald Tagline: He’s icin’ & slicin’! Summary Capsule: The world’s only killer snowman returns for revenge at a tropical island resort, making complete logical sense.