Jeff Who Lives at Home (2012)

Comedy Rated R

Another wonderfully unclassifiable tragidramedy (or something like that) from the Duplass brothers, Jeff, Who Lives at Home is quiet, dreamy and full of possibility. In fact, the possibility of possibility is what the movie is all about. Jason Segel plays the title role, the 30-year-old denizen of his mother’s basement (we learn that Jeff’s dad

Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (1998)

Comedy Rated R

It’s a trip, alright, but not one that has much to do with Hunter S. Thompson. Adapting Thompson’s druggy fictionalization of his reporting adventures in Las Vegas, director Terry Gilliam and star Johnny Depp indulge in the surrealism and mania that lies at the surface of that landmark piece of gonzo writing. The emphasis here

Our Idiot Brother (2011)

Comedy Rated R

“Rudd makes Ned such a comic force of calamitous geniality that you don’t mind the familiar narrative.

Horrible Bosses (2011)

Comedy Rated R

“The troubling thing isn’t that the rampant sexual humor is so crude, but that it’s so angry.

Potiche (2010)

Comedy Rated R

A breezy feminist farce from French director Francois Ozon (Swimming Pool), Potiche is adapted from a 1970s play in which the wife of an umbrella factory owner unexpectedly takes over the business when her husband’s health fails. Catherine Deneuve is light on her feet – and smart as a tack – as the wife, while

30 Minutes or Less (2011)

Comedy Rated R

"McBride is yet another walking epithet you simply want to get away from."

Bridesmaids (2011)

Comedy Rated R

“…expresses a deep ambivalence toward marriage, one that runs counter to the fanatical, starry-eyed nature of most romantic comedies.

Midnight in Paris (2011)

Comedy Rated PG-13

“…strikes a nice balance between starry-eyed romanticism and cynical detachment.

Your Highness (2011)

Comedy Rated R

“Mostly, the characters simply reference penises, breasts or pot and wait for a laugh. There’s rarely a punch line attached, just an acknowledgement that penises, breasts and pot exist.

Whip It (2009)

Comedy Rated PG-13

Even as it wallows in cliches, you can sense there is something unique about Whip It, a coming-of-age sports dramedy set amidst the world of women’s roller derby. Ellen Page, less snarky than usual, stars as Bliss Cavendar, a Texas teen doomed to beauty pageants – at least until she discovers the fishnets and hard