“The Sitter,” starring Jonah Hill, Sam Rockwell, Ari Graynor and Max Records, has a built-in draw because it’s an R-rated comedy where a chunk of the cast are kids. However, that superficial gag isn’t enough to get critics to rally behind the film. According to Rotten Tomatoes, “The Sitter” has garnered only a 22% rating from critics and, even though audiences are generally more lenient, the audience also voted it down, giving it a 58% rating. The site states that “[the film’s’ recycled plot, misguided gags and formula performance from Jonah Hill, ‘The Sitter’ adds up to another disappointing entry from director David Gordon Green.” Ouch. Individually, the critics went…

A review of this week’s new movie releases from your favorite entertainment and celebrity website. This is episode 25 of ShockYa.com Presents Movie Night. This week Rudie Obias and Perri Nemiroff review the new film from director David Gordon Green, “The Sitter,” starring Jonah Hill. They also review the new movie from director Jason Reitman and screenwriter Diablo Cody, “Young Adult,” starring Charlize Theron, Patton Oswalt and Patrick Wilson. Please subscribe via iTunes or download and listen. “The Sitter” features Jonah Hill, Max Records, Ari Graynor, J.B. Smoove, Sam Rockwell, Landry Bender, Kevin Hernandez and Kylie Bunbury. Directed by David Gordon Green and written by Brian Gatewood and Alessandro Tanaka….

Title: The Sitter Directed By: David Gordon Green Starring: Jonah Hill, Max Records, Landry Bender, Kevin Hernandez, Ari Graynor, Sam Rockwell, Kylie Bunbury, Erin Daniels, D.W. Moffett, Jessica Hecht Just because a movie’s a comedy, doesn’t mean it can only be a comedy and often, it’s quite nice to get a little heart with your laughs. However, if you try to infuse your funny film with emotion and fail, the feature becomes laughable, and not in the way you originally intended. On top of being structurally unsound and lacking in the humor department, The Sitter veers further off track in a desperate attempt at giving the final product a serious…

Of course there’s no forgetting George Washington, All the Real Girls and Snow Angels, but, for the sake of this piece, think Your Highness and Pineapple Express plus children. Or, basically, raunchy adult humor with some kids on the side. Actually, raunchy humor, childish shenanigans and a surprisingly hefty dose of heart most accurately describes David Gordon Green’s most recent film, The Sitter. Jonah Hill stars as Noah, a college dropout crashing with his single mother. When his mom gets the opportunity to meet a new guy, Noah’s thrilled. The problem? The only way his mom can go on this blind date is if the mutual friends find a babysitter…

Do you need a game to spice up your internet perusing? Maybe you might want to check out the red band game for “The Sitter” called “The Sitter Home Edition.” To play the game, all you have to do is spin the wheel to help Noah (Jonah Hill) find his girlfiend and get his charges for the night, the Pedulla children, back home before their bedtime. You can play the game at IGN. You can also view the red band trailer at IGN as well, or below the post. The synopsis of “The Sitter” involves a man who probably shouldn’t be a babysitter employed to take care of three children:…

“Cowboys & Aliens” will saddle up to be released on Blu-ray and DVD December 6, just in time for Christmas. The special features on the DVD and Blu-ray include “Igniting the Sky: The Making Of ‘Cowboys & Aliens’, a featurette which includes interviews with Jon Favreau, Steven Spielberg, Ron Howard, Brian Grazer, visual effects companies Legacy Effects and ILM as well as stars Harrison Ford, Daniel Craig and Olivia Wilde; “Finding the Story–’Cowboys & Aliens,’ which features the filmmakers, writers and cast explaining how the film found its voice on screen; “The Scope of the Spectacle,” a look at the camerawork for the film and stuntwork by Terry Leonard and…

Title: Cowboys & Aliens Directed By: Jon Favreau Starring: Daniel Craig, Harrison Ford, Olivia Wilde, Paul Dano, Adam Beach, Sam Rockwell, Noah Ringer, Keith Carradine, Walton Goggins If you’re going to make a movie called Cowboys & Aliens, there better be some cowboys and aliens. In combining the two genres, the filmmakers had two options, miraculously create some sort of scenario that feels raw and believable or just go all out, embracing absurdities of both. Forget the fact that the former would have been a near impossible achievement; who wants to watch some schmaltzy drama about cowboys fighting aliens? The filmmakers not only go for the latter option, but they…

A discussion and review the week’s new movie release from your favorite entertainment and celebrity website. Hello everyone, this is episode 7 of the Movie Night Podcast. This week Rudie Obias is joined by Jordan Raup, the Editor-in-Chief of TheFilmStage.com, we discuss, both, “Cowboys and Aliens” and “Crazy Stupid Love”. Both open July 29th. Subscribe on iTunes or Download and Listen Here. “Cowboys and Aliens” features Daniel Craig, Harrsion Ford, Olivia Wilde, Sam Rockwell and Noah Ringer. It was written by Roberto Orci, Alex Kurtzman, Damon Lindelof, Mark Fergus and Hawk Ostby, and directed by Jon Favreau. “Crazy Stupid Love” features Steve Carell, Ryan Gosling, Julianna Moore, Emma Stone, Kevin…

What’s better than cowboys and aliens in one movie? Getting free swag from this Western Sci-Fi showdown, of course! In honor of the July 29th release of Jon Favreau’s Cowboys & Aliens, Universal Pictures sent over an assortment of goodies to give to one lucky Shockya.com reader. The film is set in Arizona in 1873, when Jake Lonegran (Daniel Craig) wakes with no memory and a shackle on his wrist. Upon reaching the town of Absolution, Jake learns he’s actually a criminal and on Colonel Dolarhyde’s (Harrison Ford) most wanted list. However, when aliens attack and Jake’s shackle turns out to be the key to Absolution’s survival, the Colonel has…

Happy Sunday! Or should I say, happy Harry Potter week? After seven days of madness courtesy of the grand finale of the eight-film franchise, the web world is drenched in Potter news, discussion pieces, lists, photos and more. It’s a wonder there was room for any non-HP news. However, we did get quite a bit of information on some other highly anticipated upcoming projects, particularly in the image department. Not only did we get a look at The Amazing Spider-Man and Underworld: Awakenings, but Total Recall and The Hobbit, too. It was also a busy week for trailers as far too many debuted to even squeeze into this Cheat Sheet….