Todd Komarnicki Archives

Elf (2003)

Rating: ★★

Nov 25, 2003Ungainly Christmas Elf Comes to New York

Jon Favreau directed Christmas film premised entirely around the premise of 6'3" Will Ferrell as an ungainly Christmas elf. The film works entirely to the extent one has a tolerance for Ferrell's screen presence.

Director: Jon Favreau

Actors: Will Ferrell, James Caan, Zooey Deschanel, Mary Steenburgen, …

Category: Fantasy

25 November 200331 May 2025 by Roog

Meet Dave (2008)

Rating: ★★½

Jul 31, 2008Eddie Murphy as a Spaceship Comedy

Off-the wall Eddie Murphy comedy in which he plays an alien spaceship disguised as a human come to Earth. All the fun comes from watching Murphy’s wacky antics, which buoy it up over its weaker moments

Director: Brian Robbins

Actors: Eddie Murphy, Elizabeth Banks, Gabrielle Union, Pat Kilbane, …

Category: Science Fiction

31 July 200831 May 2025 by Roog

Earth Abides (2024)

Rating: ★★

Jan 18, 2025After the Apocalypse

Earth Abides is a classic novel that fairly much defined the theme of survival in the aftermath of the collapse of civilisation. This is a TV mini-series adaptation of the book but badly fumbles it

Director: Bronwen Hughes, Rachel Leiterman, Stephen S. Campanelli

Actors: Alexander Ludwig, Jessica Frances Dukes, Aaron Tveit, Rodrigo Fernandez-Stoll, …

Category: Science Fiction

18 January 202513 November 2025 by Roog