REVIEW: 2 BROKE GIRLS – SEASON 5

Starring

Kat Dennings (Thor)
Beth Behrs (The Neighbourhood)
Garrett Morris (Ant-Man)
Jonathan Kite (Black Dynamite)
Matthew Moy (No Strings Attached)
Jennifer Coolidge (American Pie)

 

RECURRING / NOTABLE GUEST CAST

Leslie Grossman (Popular)
Arden Myrin (Insatiable)
Ryan Hansen (Veronica Mars)
Valerie Azlynn (Julia X)
Steve Talley (The 100)
Millicent Martin (Grace and Frankie)
Mo Gaffney (That 70s Show)
Bryan Callen (The Hangover)
Barret Swatek (American Housewife)
Ed Quinn (Eureka)
Alec Mapa (Doom Patrol)
George Hamilton (The Godfather – Part III)
John Michael Higgins (Stil Waiting)
Deborah Theaker (A Mighty Wind)
Steven Weber (Izombie)
Robert Costanzo (Total Recall)
Camille Chen (Game Night)

They’re always a bit “raunchy” in their humor, but that’s kinda where you find adoration for the characters. I’ve enjoyed the show since the beginning  it. Season five continues the raunchy jokes, with great characters and awesome humor.

Season 5 Highlights are

And the Wrecking Ball

Max, Caroline, and the diner crew rally together, when the city seeks to demolish the diner and cupcake window to build an I-MAX theater. Meanwhile, believing she is an expectant mother, Sophie takes many pregnancy tests.

And the Gym and Juice

Max and Caroline get part-time jobs at the juice bar at a gym to enjoy free use of the gym’s locker room after their shower breaks; Caroline has a run-in with a group of rich moms who are jealous of the attention she’s getting from a sexy train

And the Maybe Baby

When the girls run into Caroline’s newly engaged ex, Andy, Caroline wonders if she made a mistake when she sees how much he supports his fiancé’s career.

And the Escape Room

Han insists the diner gang attends a mandatory night out in an “Escape Room Club” when he feels they aren’t working together as a team, they soon find themselves locked inside the “Alice in Wonderland”-themed room.

And the Coming Out Party

Caroline’s grandmother wakes from a coma and does not know that she and the rest of her family is broke. Caroline tries to ward off telling her the bad news by throwing her one last hurrah lunch with the help of Max and the gang.

And the Booth Babes

Max and Caroline make a deal in order to get into a gaming convention, where they learn Han’s friend has based video game characters on them.

And the Story Telling Show

Caroline attracts the attention of a Hollywood executive when she shares her riches-to-rags tale at storytelling night; Sophie and Oleg look for a surrogate.

And the Lost Baggage

Max tags along with Caroline as she travels to Los Angeles on a film studio’s dime to discuss the idea of making her riches-to-rags life story into a movie. While there, Max loses her luggage but finds a new crush.

And the Great Escape

Max pet-sits Randy’s dog, Bruno, who escapes with a cannibalistic serial killer loose in their neighborhood; Caroline sets up meetings with actresses who are interested in playing her.

And the Show and Don’t Tell

When the girls go to prison to see Caroline’s father, Martin, perform in a musical, they tell him they plan to use Caroline’s movie money to convert their cupcake window into a dessert bar.

And the Attack of the Killer Apartment

In an attempt to get to know Max’s world better, Randy asks to spend the night at her apartment; Caroline works on getting a liquor license for their dessert bar.

And the Ten Inches

When Max and Caroline need more space for their renovated dessert bar, they’re willing to do just about anything to convince Angie, the brash owner of the pizza place next door, to rent them her back office.

And the Big Gamble

Max and Caroline learn Han is in trouble with a gang when he can’t pay a substantial debt he amassed from gambling on Women’s tennis.

An excellent season with alot of laughs and alot of f.

REVIEW: MIKE & MOLLY – SEASON 4

MAIN CAST

Billy Gardell (Young Sheldon)
Melissa McCarthy (Spy)
Reno Wilson (Transformers)
Katy Mixon (American Housewife)
Nyambi Nyambi (The Good Fight)
Rondi Reed (The Astronaught’s Wife)
Louis Mustillo (One For The Money)
Swoosie Kurtz (Pushing Daisies)
David Anthony Higgins (Big Time Rush)

RECURRING / NOTABLE GUEST CAST

Susan Sarandon (Tammy)
Kathy Bates (Misery)
Cleo King (The Hangover)
Brian Baumgartner (Ghostbusters)
Diane Delano (Popular)
Christian Clemenson (Lois & Clark)
Mo Gaffney (That 70s Show)
Brendan Patrick Connor (Spider-Man 2)
John Michael Higgins (Bad Teacher)
Gary Anthony Williams (Batman: The Dark Knight Returns)
Mather Zickel (Bones)

After three seasons of watching the loveable Chicago couple find each other, find love and find a comfortable life for themselves, the fourth season finds Mike and Molly further exploring their relationship, their family and friends, and the crazy world around them. In the season premiere episode, “Molly Unleashed,” Molly abruptly gives up her job teaching elementary school to follow her dreams of becoming a writer. With the ever-present support of her beat-cop husband Mike and her family, Molly sets out to become the woman she was always meant to be. The fourth season of Mike & Molly is filled with surprises. From Molly tagging along with Mike in the squad car for “research” to her adventures in a funeral home under the influence with her sister Victoria, this is the season in which Mike and the rest of the world are given the chance to see what Molly unleashed can really do!

Season 4 Highlights

The First and Last Ride-Along

Molly decides writing a crime novel will be her new career, so she goes on a ride-along with Mike and Carl to research a book she wants to pen.

Careful What You Dig For

Molly meets her literary idol, J.C. Small (Susan Sarandon), a cynic who advises her to write about things in her life that she wouldn’t want people to know. Meanwhile, Mike invites his mother to dinner for Thanksgiving in an effort to cheer her up.

Poker in the Front, Looker in the Back

Molly believes her suspicious next-door neighbor, Mr. O’Donnell (Christian Clemenson), is up to no good and recruits Joyce to help her spy on him. Meanwhile, the guys get together for a poker game and end up sharing their dreams and aspirations.

Shoeless Molly Flynn

Molly needs to adjust her spending habits if she wants to maintain harmony in her marriage. But she can’t resist buying a pair of shoes on credit and it leads to a fight with Mike, making her decide to look for a job.

They Shoot Asses, Don’t They?

Mike decides he needs to live every day like it’s his last after being shot while thwarting a robbery. As a result, he tells Carl it’s time for him to quit the police force.

Mike & Molly’s Excellent Adventure

Molly is determined to get Mike out of his routine and tells him to embrace doing anything they want in life.

Weekend at Peggy’s

Following a dramatic argument with Joyce over money, Mike and Molly move into Mike’s childhood room at Peggy’s.

Dips & Salsa

Molly wants to get Mike out of the house and suggests a salsa dance class. When Mike isn’t thrilled with the activity, he asks Carl to replace him as Molly’s dance partner, but gets jealous when he realizes they’re having way too much fun.

Three Girls and an Urn

Molly meets the best buddy of her dreams when Peggy’s childhood friend, Kay McKinnon (Kathy Bates), comes to town, but Peggy is not keen on sharing.

Who’s Afraid of J.C. Small?

Mike and Carl arrest Molly’s literary hero, J.C. Small, for a DUI. After Molly repeatedly prevents J.C.’s self-destruction, the writer offers to pay Molly to be her assistant and help her complete her latest novel.Season 4 brought Molly more to the forefront of the show with Melissa McCarthy now a worldwide star, each character still had there moments to shine too. Another great season of the hit show. A good cliffhanger too wetting your appetite for season 5.

 

REVIEW: JAILBAIT!

 

CAST

Matt Frewer (Lawnmower Man 2)
Mary Gross (Sabrina: TTW)
Kevin Mundy (Firewall)
Reagan Pasternak (Being Erica)
Alycia Purrott (Power Rangers SPD)
Scott McCord (16 Blocks)
Mo Gaffney (That 70s Show)
Melody Johnson (Goosebumps)

I wanted to see  Jailbait to see the actress Alycia Purrott from Power Rangers SPD.  I was instantly sucked into the deeply effective editing and camera work involved, along with the very satirical directing and performances. Even though the subject of statuary rape is a serious one, here it is treated in such a way that there is an awareness of the fact that this is high camp cinema and nothing depicted should be treated seriously.

I was particularly impressed with the two young leads which have been brilliantly directed into delivering performances that are in total harmony with the whole tone of the movie. This is a movie making fun of the whole “teen-movies phenomenon” all the while being totally aware of the fact that it is itself a “teen movie” but destined towards a more mature audience.

Many potentially offensive subjects here treated as jokes but the director was brilliant enough to let us the audience see that this is a movie who doesn’t take itself seriously. Everything is so farfetched (with often hilarious results) that it tells us that the filmmaker expected nothing else than entertaining its audience with outrageous but finely tuned acting parodies and well-crafted camera work.

A satire is probably the most difficult thing to achieve in cinema. It has to contain a balance between outrageous stunts and self awareness. Most teen movies pile up the gross factor, hoping to make audiences laugh. But here, even though no joke cliché is left unturned, it is done in a constant parody mode which I truly enjoyed.