Tonight marks another edition of the KVNU For the People Movie Show on 610 AM (for Utah listeners; our national audience can tune in online by clicking here). Tyler Riggs, Dan Vinton and I will be talking, amongst our usual hilarious banter, the following topics: What’s New in Theaters this Week (Leap Year, Youth in Revolt, Daybreakers). Review of Leap Year (click here for my review). Dan and Andy’s Best/Worst Movies of 2009. Next Week’s Movie Releases (The Book of …
Tag: Youth in Revolt
I like Michael Cera and thought he was fantastic in Superbad and Juno, but he’s starting to wear thin with the same-old song and dance in Nick and Norah’s Infinite Playlist, Year One and even the hybrid-documentary, Paper Heart. That’s not an all-out, in-your-face criticism because life as a comedic actor is tough. It’s hard to branch out and keep the fans and critics happy, just ask Jim Carrey and Will Ferrel. I’m hoping Youth in Revolt – due in …
I love Michael Cera. I think he’s one of many young actors with a huge upside and huge potential, but I also would be lying if I didn’t say his deadpan, monotone nerd-shtick might be teetering towards the been-there-done-that. I’m not saying it’s not funny. It is funny. But all his major movies in the last three years – Superbad, Juno, Nick & Norah’s Infinite Playlist and Year One – are all replications of the same character. With the exception …