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Norm of the North

Animated bear protects his Arctic home

"...subdivision in the Arctic. His nemesis is Mr. Greene (Ken Jeong) of Greene Homes, whose sales representative Vera (Heather..."

Jan. 22, 2016 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Ride Along 2

Ice Cube and Kevin Hart partner again as mismatched cops

"...Directed by: Tim Story. Starring: Ice Cube, Kevin Hart, Ken Jeong, Benjamin Bratt, Olivia Munn, Tika Sumpter, Sherri Shepherd..."

Jan. 15, 2016 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Hangover: Part III

The hard-R comedy trilogy concludes with more mortal peril and questionable taste.

"...Todd Phillips. Starring: Bradley Cooper, Ed Helms, Zach Galifianakis, Ken Jeong, Justin Bartha, John Goodman, Melissa McCarthy, Jeffrey Tambor,..."

May 24, 2013 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

The Hangover: Part II

The action moves from Vegas to Thailand – but someone forgot to send along a new script.

"...Starring: Bradley Cooper, Zach Galifianakis, Ed Helms, Justin Bartha, Ken Jeong, Paul Giamatti, Jamie Chung, Mason Lee, Nirut Sirichanya..."

May 27, 2011 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Goosebumps 2: Haunted Halloween

Slappy returns in this perfectly timed sequel

"...Taylor, Caleel Harris, Wendy McLendon-Covey, Madison Iseman, Chris Parnell, Ken Jeong and Jack Black...."

Oct. 12, 2018 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Furry Vengeance

In this kids' film, creatures of the forest rebel when a housing development threatens their forest home.

"...Directed by: Roger Kumble. Starring: Brendan Fraser, Brooke Shields, Ken Jeong, Matt Prokop, Wallace Shawn, Ricky Garcia, Skyler Samuels..."

April 30, 2010 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Vampires Suck

From the filmmaking team that gave us Disaster Movie and Meet the Spartans comes this inevitable spoof of teen vampire movies.

"...Starring: Jenn Proske, Matt Lanter, Chris Riggi, Diedrich Bader, Ken Jeong, Anneliese van der Pol, David DeLuise and Kelsey..."

Aug. 27, 2010 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Role Models

In this comedy, two cranky men, played by Paul Rudd and Seann William Scott, are forced by court order to take part in a child-mentoring program.

"...Christopher Mintz-Plasse, Bobb’e J. Thompson, Elizabeth Banks, Jane Lynch, Ken Jeong and Ken Marino. Misanthropy in the movies has..."

Nov. 7, 2008 Movie Review by Josh Rosenblatt

Crazy Rich Asians

Joyful rom-com puts the American fish out of water among Asia's 1%

"...Wu, Henry Golding, Michelle Yeoh, Gemma Chan, Lisa Lu, Ken Jeong, Nico Santos, Harry Shum Jr., Awkwafina and Sonoya..."

Aug. 17, 2018 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

The DUFF

Bye-bye bullies and basket cases; enter the DUFF – shorthand for designated ugly fat friend.

"...Ari Sandel. Starring: Mae Whitman, Robbie Amell, Bella Thorne, Ken Jeong, Allison Janney, Bianca A. Santos and Skyler Samuels...."

Feb. 20, 2015 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

The Muppets

This Muppet reboot is an absolute delight and puts an end to the great Muppet diaspora.

"...Adams, Jason Segel, Chris Cooper, Rashida Jones, Zach Galifianakis, Ken Jeong, Sarah Silverman, Feist, Whoopi Goldberg and Selena Gomez...."

Nov. 25, 2011 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Zookeeper

There are many things we can learn from the animals but lessons in love from talking primates is not one of them.

"...Coraci. Starring: Kevin James, Rosario Dawson, Leslie Bibb and Ken Jeong. I’m not gonna sugarcoat this: Movies don’t have..."

July 8, 2011 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Big Mommas: Like Father, Like Son

Martin Lawrence revisits his FBI undercover alter-ego, Big Momma.

"...Jessica Lucas, Portia Doubleday, Tony Curran, Ana Ortiz and Ken Jeong. When it comes to the Big Momma films,..."

Feb. 25, 2011 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Couples Retreat

Vince Vaughn and Jon Favreau prove they are no longer swingers, but since this film is the only new national release this week, it's sure to be "money."

"...Reno, Peter Serafinowicz, Carlos Ponce, John Michael Higgins and Ken Jeong. Intelligence is insulted at every turn in this..."

Oct. 9, 2009 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

All About Steve

Sandra Bullock plays it kooky in this romantic comedy in which she stalks a CNN cameraman (Bradley Cooper) with whom she's smitten.

"...Traill. Starring: Sandra Bullock, Thomas Haden Church, Bradley Cooper, Ken Jeong, D.J. Qualls, Keith David, Katy Mixon and Howard..."

Sept. 11, 2009 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard

Jeremy Piven stars in this swift-moving, cynical, equal-opportunity offender about a team of used-car liquidators.

"...Helms, Rob Riggle, Alan Thicke, Charles Napier, Jonathan Sadowski, Ken Jeong, Craig Robinson and Wendie Malick. Despite a rotten..."

Aug. 14, 2009 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Hangover

The Hangover is deliciously darker than Todd Phillips' previous comedies, Old School and Road Trip, but it isn't as thick with malice or drenched in the "bromance" creed of the present.

"...Cooper, Ed Helms, Zach Galifianakis, Justin Bartha, Heather Graham, Ken Jeong, Mike Tyson, Mike Epps, Sasha Barrese, Rachael Harris..."

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