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'Superbad': Nerd Mentalitynew
Three young men scheme their way toward social acceptance, popularity and maybe even female companionship.
Tags: Greg Mottola, Superbad
'Superbad,' and Very Goodnew
Could producer/director Judd Apatow be the next Hal Ashby?
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Curt Holman |
08-22-2007 |
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'Superbad': An Underachieving Teen Comedynew
The film is a surprisingly bitter and limited movie with a broad, bristly mean streak.
The Memphis Flyer |
Addison Engelking |
08-21-2007 |
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Tags: Greg Mottola, Superbad
'Superbad' Boysnew
Talking shop with the stars of the new comedy.
Philadelphia Weekly |
Matt Prigge |
08-20-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Greg Mottola, Superbad
Greg Mottola's Geek Lovenew
The Superbad director puts his own spin on the Judd Apatow school of emo-raunch filmmaking.
L.A. Weekly |
Joshuah Bearman |
08-17-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Greg Mottola, Superbad
'Superbad': It Happened One Nightnew
What earns the film a place alongside American Graffiti, Fast Times at Ridgemont High and Dazed and Confused in the pantheon of evergreen high school movies is its sweet, soulful vulnerability.
L.A. Weekly |
Scott Foundas |
08-17-2007 |
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Tags: Greg Mottola, Superbad
'Superbad': Arrested Development Forevernew
Lately, Judd Apatow and his buddies have been making comedies for a certain age group, not ones for the ages -- luckily, this one comes a little closer.
Austin Chronicle |
Shawn Badgley |
08-17-2007 |
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'Superbad': Virgin Springersnew
The retro side of this 1970s tribute teen comedy is deliberate, with its star-wipes and Urban Outfitter-style graphics in the title sequence -- but its attitudes are a lot more retro than it looks, even.
Metro Silicon Valley |
Richard von Busack |
08-17-2007 |
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'Superbad': Seth and Evan Go to the Mini-martnew
The R rating comes from the language, an almost non-stop flurry of F-bombs and sexual references that sounds like Kevin Smith's Jay and Silent Bob having an argument with characters from a David Mamet play.
'Superbad': Hormonal Hilaritynew
The team behind Knocked Up and The 40 Year Old Virgin have created a teen-comedy gem.
Tucson Weekly |
Bob Grimm |
08-16-2007 |
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'Superbad': Fastest Kids Alivenew
Superbad isn't as thoughtful a movie as Knocked Up, but it may be more important, because it's looser, less polished and more indicative of what we can expect from this generation of entertainers.
Willamette Week |
Aaron Mesh |
08-16-2007 |
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'Superbad': Teen Boners Come Out Swingingnew
It is indeed a horny teenager movie, and as such, it's got its fair share of predictability and stupidity -- but it's also really, really funny, and it manages to create a world of interesting people who are both likeable and believable.
Dig Boston |
David Wildman |
08-15-2007 |
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Tags: Greg Mottola, Superbad
'Superbad' is Supergoodnew
Seth Rogen talks about how his high school experience informs the raunchy teen comedy.
San Diego CityBeat |
Anders Wright |
08-15-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Greg Mottola, Superbad
A Nerd Redux in 'Superbad'new
Michael Cera talks about playing nice guy to Jonah Hill's loud, on-the-make dude.
The Georgia Straight |
Ian Caddell |
08-13-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Greg Mottola, Superbad
'Superbad': Apatow Gang Gets Funny With the Funky
That venerable genre, the teen sex comedy, gets a hot shot of warm lovin' in director Greg Mottola's (The Daytrippers) rendering of Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg's irreverent script.
Tags: Greg Mottola, Superbad
