Neighbors [2014]

Seth Rogen and Rose Byrne engage in a hilarious, violent spy vs. spy battle with their new neighbors — Zac Efron, the other Franco (little brother Dave) and Delta Psi Beta. There are parties and pot, and Rogen and Efron mix it up in a most inventive fight scene.

d: Nicholas Stoller | imdb.com | trailer | Robert DeNiro party

X-Men: First Class (2011)

Matthew Vaughn directs the “X-Men” prequel, the sort of corny comic book movie that he satirized so well in last year’s “Kick-Ass.” This time, Vaughn provides the fodder, including hackneyed dialogue and 12 mutants who rewrite the Cuban Missile Crisis.

d: Matthew Vaughn | imdb.com | trailer | Training montage

Bridesmaids (2011)

Kristen Wiig, a comedy virtuoso on “Saturday Night Live” for years, writes and stars in a vehicle tailored to her subtle talents, the story of a maid of honor for whom everything goes wrong. It isn’t just a great comedy featuring women. It’s a great comedy.

d: Paul Feig | imdb.com | trailer | First class | About last night

Get Him to the Greek (2010)

Russell Brand’s portrayal of Aldous Snow — the British rocker from “Forgetting Sarah Marshall” — as both outlandish satire and human being is pitch-perfect in a wild road picture with Jonah Hill and Sean Combs, who plays a music industry executive.

d: Nicholas Stoller | imdb.com | trailer | Seattle? | Chocolate Daddy
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