Ricky Stanicky (2024) | REVIEW

(Left-Right) Zac Efron, Andrew Santino, Jermaine Fowler, and John Cena in RICKY STANICKY — PHOTO: Prime (Still image from the trailer).

Directed by Peter Farrelly — Screenplay by Jeff Bushell, Brian Jarvis, James Lee Freeman, Peter Farrelly, Pete Jones, and Mike Cerrone.

Green Book and The Greatest Beer Run Ever-director Peter Farrelly’s Ricky Stanicky is a comedy about three lifelong friends (played by Zac Efron, Andrew Santino, and Jermaine Fowler) who routinely get out of situations, meetings, life events, responsibilities, and the like, both from family, significant others, and their jobs, by using a created imaginary friend — the titular character (played by John Cena) — and inventing some circumstance that requires their presence, thus justifying their absence from whatever — to them — bothersome scenario gets in their way.

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REVIEW: Green Book (2018)

Theatrical Release Poster – Universal Pictures

The following is a review of Green Book — Directed by Peter Farrelly.

Today, as I was sitting in the theater watching Green Book, less than ten hours after it had won Best Picture at the 91st Academy Awards, I was briefly reminded of Mark Kermode’s thoughts on revisiting Moonlight after it had become an Oscar contender and then Best Picture winner. In his video, the British film critic remarked that he found himself seeing the film in a different light. It was no longer an indie hit — it had evolved and he saw different things in it. The film had risen to meet the expectations that the label ‘Best Picture winner’ brings with it. Continue reading “REVIEW: Green Book (2018)”

Golden Globes Predictions: Film Nominations – Special Features #35

It’s beginning to look a lot like, well, awards season. Some critics groups have already announced their winners, while other groups are still waiting for their brief moment in the spotlight. As the wait for the BAFTAs and Oscars goes on, the first major televised awards show is about to announce the films, shows, and performers who they have nominated for their coveted awards. So, today, I am going to try to predict the nominees for each and every film category for the upcoming Golden Globe Awards. Continue reading “Golden Globes Predictions: Film Nominations – Special Features #35”