Jay and Silent Bob Reboot (2019)

If you are like me and you're a child of the 90's then you were most definitely a fan of Jay and Silent Bob (Jason Mewes and Kevin Smith) who brought laughter and joy to our hearts with classic titles like Clerks, Mallrats, Dogma, Chasing Amy, Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back, and even Clerks 2. Well when I heard they were coming out with another film entitled Jay and Silent Bob Reboot, I had to see and I have it for you guys today. Jay and Silent Bob manage to get themselves in trouble right from the get go when they operated an illegal pot shop. Without even realizing, they sold their names to Saban Films and they were no longer allowed to use them plus they were rebooting the Bluntman and Chronic film. So, Jay and Silent Bob decide that it's time to head back to Hollywood to stop alongside a daughter Jay didn't know he had and her friends. The film stars Fred Armisen (The Little Hours) as Merkin, Aparna Brielle (Grimm) as Jihad, Shannon Elizabeth (American Pie) as Justice,  Rosario Dawson (Zombieland: Double Tap) as Reggie, Treshelle Edmond (House) as Soapy, Alice Wen (Entourage) as Shan Yu, Harley Quinn Smith (Tusk) as Milly, and cameos by Smith film alums James Van Der Beek, Jason Biggs, Jennifer Schwalbach Smith, Ben Affleck as Holden McNeil, Jason Lee as Broadie Bruce, Brian O'Halloran as Dante Hicks, Matt Damon as Loki, Joey Lauren Adams as Alyssa Jones, and cameos by Method Man, Redman, Tommy Chong, Keith Coogan, Diedrich Bader,  David Dastmalchian, Dan Fogler, Chris Jericho, Chris Hemsworth, Val Kilmer, Kate Micucci, and so many more.

One of the ultimate rules going into any of these films is that if you can't find the humor in it then you were never meant to watch Jay and Silent Bob. This film was a constant trip down memory lane with all of the cameos in the film and they covered every single one of those films that I mentioned above. One of my favorite cameos and it's only because I had such a huge crush on her as a kid was seeing Joey Lauren Adams who was in Mallrats and Chasing Amy and it was like shutting a door because now you've been given a glimpse into where all of them are at in this day and age. The only plus side at the moment is that we are supposedly getting a third Clerks film and apparently thanks to the success of this one, we are getting Twilight Of The Mallrats (Mallrats 2). I also loved Matt Damon's cameo as Loki in the film because he put a nice comedic twist on what Loki has been up to and it was great. The writing for the film was terrific because they never took themselves too seriously and they even poked fun at all the things fans had complained about in the past as well as the way Hollywood works and that was the fun in it all. The cinematography was great, the comic con scenes were great, and the acting for the most part was good. I liked that Harley Quinn Smith was given more of the floor to try and shine in the film and in the end I enjoyed her performance. I didn't think it was Oscar worthy, but neither is anything in this film. Like I said before, if you are a fan of any of his films, then you need to do yourself a favor and check this one out. I am going to give the film an B for a final grade.

The Little Hours (2017)

To be perfectly honest, I had never heard of the film that I chose for today, but it featured a really good collection of a cast that I couldn't resist watching it. Back in the 14TH century, Giovanni Boccaccio wrote a collection of novellas that has been restored to it's original form in the book The Decameron and director Jeff Baena (Life After Beth) decided that he would write the script and turn it into a film called The Little Hours. The film stars Dave Franco (The Disaster Artist) as Massetto, a guard for a wealthy Lord who gets into something he shouldn't have and now he is on the run. Massetto by chance runs into a priest by the name of Father Tommasso (John C. Reilly) who agrees to take him in under one condition, that he pretends to be a mute. That will prove to be challenging when the nuns in the convent begin tempting him. The film also stars Alison Brie (How To Be Single) as Alessandra, Kate Micucci (The LEGO Batman Movie) as Ginevra, Aubrey Plaza (Ingrid Goes West) as Fernanda, Molly Shannon (Wet Hot American Summer) as Sister Maria, Fred Armisen (Anchorman: The Legend Of Ron Burgundy) as Bishop Bartolomeo, Jemima Kirke (Girls) as Marta, Nick Offerman (Bad Times At The El Royale) as Lord Bruno, Adam Pally (The Mandalorian) as Guard Paolo, and Paul Reiser (Mad About You) as Ilario.

Have you seen the collection of actors in this film in the above paragraph? That alone should be the sing that you are actually about to watch a really good film. Now I will warn that there is a lot of sexual content in the film because that is what the story was based around in that no matter what we do sometimes even the holiest of people can give in to sexual desires. These are women that are training to be nuns so that they can make their families proud because I guess back in those days it was the noble thing to do. Today we want our kids to go to college and get a great job and back in the 14TH century it was I would like my son or daughter to be a priest/nun. At one point in the film, I wanted to be frustrated with how over the top Audrey Plaza was as she acted like herself, but then again I said this is a comedy after all so I believe it fits the context of what they are doing. Dave Franco deserves all of the honors in the film as he did such an amazing job in the film. I mean John C. Reilly was simply John C. Reilly and that equals great, but Franco deserves some credit as well for everything he had to do. Alison Brie and co were fantastic as well and big props to Molly Shannon who held her own as well. I loved the chaos of the film especially during the witchcraft scenes because it added something different to the film and I loved the cinematography and imagery of it. I definitely think the film is worth checking out and you can find it on Netflix as we speak. I am going to give the film an B+ for a final grade.