“May the odds be ever in your favor.” The Scoop: 2012 PG-13, directed by Gary Ross and starring Jennifer Lawrence, Wes Bentley and Josh Hutcherson Tagline: The world will be watching Summary Capsule: Brutally fashionable dictatorship orders kids to fight each other to the death. For 74 years in a row.

Welcome to a new semi-regular feature here on MRFH, Trailer Tripping!  In this column, we’ll pick a theme and dig up some hilarious retro trailers for you to check out.  Who knows — it might even get you to finally see these movies we’ve been blabbing about! For our first installment, we’ve chosen five trailers [...]

“NO!” The Scoop: 2011 PG-13, directed by Rupert Wyatt and starring Andy Serkis, James Franco and John Lithgow Tagline: Evolution Becomes Revolution Summary Capsule: See how filmmakers cleverly connect the dots from a human-run world to an ape-dominated one

“Someone doesn’t have to weaponize the bird flu.The birds are doing that.” The Scoop: 2011 PG-13, directed by Steven Soderbergh and starring Matt Damon, Laurence Fishburne, and Gwyneth Paltrow Tagline: Don’t talk to anyone. Don’t touch anyone. Summary Capsule: Killer pandemic starts small, goes global, and Paltrow continues to play the role of the victim.

The 80s were well-known for excellent comedies that have stood the test of time to become comfort classics.  While there are some that seem to hog the spotlight of every Top 80s Comedies list, others are shamefully pushed into the background and mostly forgotten. Except, of course, by me. So here are six underrated 80s [...]

“Can this really be happening?” The Scoop: 2008 R, directed by M. Night Shyamalan and starring Mark Wahlberg, Zooey Deschanel and John Leguizamo Tagline: We’ve Sensed It. We’ve Seen The Signs. Now… It’s Happening. Summary Capsule: Some sort of event in the Northeast is causing random acts of complete self-destruction. Listless survivors travel listlessly towards [...]

It’s been established that I love, love, love Community.  Seriously, it’s right up there with my all-time favorite Arrested Development.  That makes sense, as both shows are not just funny, but meta and layered to the extreme.  You can rewatch both of these shows over and over again and still pick up on new details [...]

“I’m not happy. I’m working nights, everybody thinks I’m a liar, my whole family’s laughing at me… Reverend Harwell gave me the finger last week!” The Scoop: 1991 PG-13, directed by Bryan Gordon and starring Frank Whaley, Jennifer Connelly and Dermot Mulroney Tagline: Maximum comedy at minimum wage! Summary Capsule: Two teens bond over a [...]

Welcome to a new column here on MRFH, Soundtrack Spotlight!  Ever since Mutant Reviewers was incorporated, we’ve taken time here and there to highlight soundtrack scores and musical numbers as well as the films themselves.  Well, I want to make this more of an official thing by occasionally hosting a spotlight wherein I’ll share with [...]

“I should have known if a guy like me talked to a girl like you, somebody would end up dead. “ The Scoop: 2010 R, directed by Eli Craig and starring Tyler Labine, Alan Tudyk and Katrina Bowden Tagline: The perfect love story…with a high body count. Summary: Two best buddies find themselves a bit [...]