The Wood

The Wood

MTV Productions/ Paramount

July 16, 1999

Dramedy
DVD
C-

I could picture some people loving this movie, but I couldn't relate much and the present-day stuff felt a little forced. Rick Famuyiwa directed and co-wrote

Varsity Blues

Varsity Blues

MTV Productions

January 15, 1999

Sports Drama, Sports Comedy
DVD
D+

I couldn't tell if the toxic masculinity was being critiqued or celebrated.  Brian Robbins directed.

The Original Kings of Comedy

The Original Kings of Comedy

MTV Productions etc.

August 18, 2000

Comedy, Documentary

DVD
D+

When the best joke here is the one about white guys getting fired and then "going postal," with the worst (of the first quarter hour anyway) being football humor, I'm definitely not the audience for this, not to mention how dated it all is after almost twenty years.  (And not in a fun way, like watching actual classic, vintage comedy.)  Still, it's better than Cheech & Chong's Hey Watch This.  Spike Lee directed.

Freedom Writers

Freedom Writers

MTV Films

January 5, 2007

Crime Drama

DVD
D+

Swank is an idealistic high school teacher whose students are in gangs.  This is based on the book The Freedom Writers Diary, with a screenplay by director Richard LaGravenese

Better Luck Tomorrow

Better Luck Tomorrow
MTV Films
April 25, 2003
Crime Drama
DVD
C-

Two allegedly smart teens are petty thieves.  John Cho plays the boyfriend of the girl that the narrating teen has a crush on.  Justin Lin directed and co-wrote.

Æon Flux

Æon Flux
MTV Films, Paramount
December 2, 2005
Sci-Fi
DVD
D


Charlize Theron is near robotic as some kind of spy in the dystopian future, after a worldwide disaster in 2011.  Karyn Kusama directed.