A Prairie Home Companion

A Prairie Home Companion

River Road Entertainment

June 9, 2006

Comedy, Musical

DVD
D+

A little bit tedious, despite the cast.  (I'm omitting Tommy Lee Jones from the crowded tags.)  Robert Altman directed.

Life of the Party

Life of the Party

New Line/ Warner Bros.

May 11, 2018

Comedy

DVD
B-

I found this uneven but at times adorable and/or funny.  And some things were predictable (like everyone loving McCarthy's character), but others were not.  (I thought she'd have a romance with her new professor/ old college friend, but he just says she's his favorite student.)  Director Ben Falcone cowrote with McCarthy and he has a quick cute cameo as the Uber Driver.

The Emoji Movie

The Emoji Movie
Columbia/ Sony
July 28, 2017
Children's, Sci-Fi, Comedy
DVD
B-

Well, although most people seem to have hated this (it made history by being the first animated movie to win several Razzy Awards), I was pleasantly surprised watching it today.  It's sweet and funny, and it has the ultimate in spot-on casting, with Steven Wright and Jennifer Coolidge as Mr. and Mrs. Meh.  Tony Leondis directed, co-wrote, and did a few voices.