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  • Adventureland (2009)
    Review preview for Adventureland

    At its core, Adventureland is a surprisingly sweet and tender coming-of-age romance.

    Anton Bitel · 4 out of 5
    A recent graduate takes a nowhere job at his local amusement park and discovers it's perfect preparation for the real world.
  • Cheats (2002)
    A group of friends come up with new ways of beating the system and cheating their way through the high-school year.
  • Good Dick (2008)
    Review preview for Good Dick

    Despite dealing with some very heavy issues Palka has a surprisingly light touch, levening the more bleak moments with some rich, dark comedy.

    Amber Wilkinson · 4 out of 5
    Offbeat romance between a damaged young woman and with Marianna Palka and Jason Ritter.
  • Honey Boy (2019)
    Review preview for Honey Boy

    This is a highly personal work that opens the door on some dark truths of Hollywood and fame, but it also doesn’t quite know what to do to elevate itself beyond a peep show into human misery.

    Jeremy Mathews · 2.5 out of 5
    A child TV star and his ex-rodeo clown father face their stormy past through time and cinema.
  • Knocked Up (2006)
    Review preview for Knocked Up

    Judd Apatow has marked himself out as the leader of the pack when it comes to delivering effortless and believable raunchy comedy.

    Scott Macdonald · 4 out of 5
    Comedy about an unplanned pregnancy after a one-night stand.
  • Lousy Carter (2023)
    Review preview for Lousy Carter

    Lousy Carter provides pleasant enough distraction in the moment but gives viewers very little to take away.

    Jennie Kermode · 3 out of 5
    Variously labeled as a deadbeat by his ex, a failure by his mother, and a shell of himself by his best friend, Lousy Carter is falling apart, debt-ridden and cast adrift. As he interprets The Great Gatsby for an antipathetic graduate class, one of the students offers Lousy Carter one last chance at living the dream.
  • There's Something In The Barn (2023)
    Review preview for There's Something In The Barn

    The script is funny and knowing but it wavers between a straight out kids' movie and horror aimed at an older teenage audience.

    Donald Munro · 3.5 out of 5
    An American family fulfils their dream of moving back to the old country after inheriting a remote cabin in the mountains of Norway.

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