Posts Tagged ‘Judd Apatow’

Film Openings This Week

Talking guinea pigs, a murderous adoptee, and "art porn." Business as usual at your local theater:
Humpday: Judd Apatow has made a joke of straight-dude friendships so gushy they stop just short of PDAs; Lynn Shelton toys with the idea of a pair actually going for it. Her mumblecore film about a project for Seattle's real-life [...]

If Everything’s Fratty, Nothing Is

What do we mean when we call a Will Ferrell movie, a Jack Johnson album, or a trucker hat "fratty"?
Like "hipster," the "frat" denomination uses interchangeable stereotypes to connote arrested development: College-age dudes in madras shorts, Ralph Lauren polos, flip-flops, puka shell necklaces, and backwards baseball caps, chugging 16 oz. cans of Natural Light while [...]