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Zoolander 2 ** (2016, Ben Stiller, Owen Wilson, Penélope Cruz, Will Ferrell, Kristen Wiig) – Movie Review

Yes it’s good to see Ben Stiller and Owen Wilson back on screen as Derek Zoolander and Hansel in the long-awaited sequel to the hilarious Zoolander (2001). It’s been 15 years since the original Zoolander and fashions change […]

Feb, 11

While We’re Young **** (2014, Ben Stiller, Naomi Watts, Adam Driver, Amanda Seyfried, Charles Grodin) – Movie Review

Ben Stiller and Naomi Watts star as a middle-aged couple whose career and marriage are renewed when disarming young couple Adam Driver and Amanda Seyfried enters and energises their lives. Writer/director Noah Baumbach‘s comedy is smart, […]

Apr, 02

Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb ***½ (2014, Ben Stiller, Robin Williams, Owen Wilson, Dan Stevens, Rebel Wilson, Ricky Gervais) – Movie Review

The British Museum provides the obvious but essential backdrop to the fun as Ben Stiller’s amiable curator-guard Larry Daley and his New York museum gang come to London for the third and final episode. The British […]

Dec, 17

Your Friends and Neighbours *** (1998, Jason Patric, Catherine Keener, Ben Stiller, Nastassja Kinski, Aaron Eckhart, Amy Brenneman) – Classic Movie Review 1831

Writer-director Neil LaBute’s darkly satirical 1998 tale of bed hopping among some of life’s unhappy couples is extreme, cynical and quite alienating. But it is also very well acted and cleverly scripted. It’s a smart […]

Nov, 10

Orange County *** (2002, Colin Hanks, Jack Black, Schuyler Fisk) – Classic Movie Review 1743

Colin Hanks (son of Tom) proves a chip off the old block as an expert comedy performer, playing Shaun Brumder, a California high school surfer kid who dreams of going to Stanford University to quit […]

Oct, 04

Keeping the Faith *** (2000, Ben Stiller, Edward Norton, Jenna Elfman, Eli Wallach, Anne Bancroft) Classic Movie Review 1717

Director Edward Norton’s 2000 movie stars himself and Ben Stiller as a priest, Father Brian Finn, and a rabbi, Jake Schram, who are in love with the same woman Anna Riley (Jenna Elfman). Jake is attracted […]

Sep, 28

Flirting with Disaster *** (1996, Ben Stiller, Patricia Arquette, Téa Leoni, George Segal, Mary Tyler Moore, Alan Alda, Lily Tomlin) – Classic Movie Review 1664

Writer-director David O Russell’s offbeat, engaging, highly energised 1996 comedy is his promising debut feature film, after two shorts. It centres on adopted Mel Coplin (Ben Stiller)’s disaster-strewn attempts to find his real parents on a […]

Sep, 12

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