Tag Archives: Renée Zellweger

Have You Met Miss Jones?

To celebrate Renée Zellweger’s birthday last week, I decided to give Bridget Jones’s Diary (2001) a celebratory spin… and was pleasantly surprised by how fresh and funny it still is, after all these years (and several previous viewings). It’s no … Continue reading

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There’s Something Wrong With Charlie

[Contains busted soda-dispensers and SPOILERS!!!] The third and final flick in my impromptu Farrelly Brothers fest is Me, Myself & Irene (2000), starring Jim Carrey as ‘Charlie Baileygates’, a long-serving Rhode Island State Trooper suffering from a split-personality disorder, who … Continue reading

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“Are You Scared? I’m Not.”

[Contains hallucinatory hornets and SPOILERS!!!] There’s been a lot of chatter about Renée Zellweger lately, and that inspired me to make Case 39 (2009) my Halloween night horror flick of choice. After sitting on a studio shelf for several years before … Continue reading

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The Taste Of Blue Cheese

In the back of my mind, I’d always thought of Empire Records as a poor man’s Mallrats, but it wasn’t until I watched it again last night that I realised how many similarities there actually were between the two. They’re … Continue reading

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He Had It Comin’

I remember being pretty unimpressed when I watched Chicago (2002) on TV a few years ago, but during a second viewing on DVD I found myself really enjoying it… maybe that’s because I had some whiskey and sugar in me … Continue reading

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Miami, Minnesota

[Contains slightly frostbitten SPOILERS!!!] Tomorrow afternoon sees the “network premiere” of New in Town (2009) on Ch4, but I already had a second-hand copy waiting on my stack, so I thought I’d write it up today in a desperate bid … Continue reading

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Hellooo, Nurse!

I’d become so used to seeing Renée Zellweger in cosy romantic comedies, it was a little jarring to see her facing off against gun-wielding maniacs in Nurse Betty (2000)… even if she did so in a typically adorable and upbeat fashion. For … Continue reading

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Criteria!

[Contains SPOILERS… not that it really matters in this case] The nicest thing I can think of to say about The Bachelor (1999) is that Renée Zellweger looks especially lovely with curly hair… so snaps to her stylist on that … Continue reading

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Nouveau-Retro

A few weeks ago I joked about resisting the urge to rush out and buy a copy of Down With Love (2003) after watching Leatherheads… and ever since then, copies of the darn thing have been appearing in every second-hand … Continue reading

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Zell For Leather

We’ve all heard the cliché “They don’t make ‘em like they used to!”, and it’s usually said with regret… but in the case of comedy pictures, I think it’s more of a “hurrah”, because when modern filmmakers try to resuscitate … Continue reading

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