Review: ‘Self Reliance’ Is A Sometimes Sweaty Film To Root For From A Director Who Is Intimately Familiar with Messy Underdogs
Jake Johnson & Biff Wiff in Self Reliance. Courtesy of Hulu. Jake Johnson is a better actor than he gets credit for. Like Lamorne Morris, Max Greenfield, or David Krumholtz, he’s sturdier than almost anyone, more emotionally elastic, but seen as a second or third bill as opposed to a lead. In Self-Reliance, he makes […]
This Week In Comedy: Pete Davidson Is Back On Netflix With “Turbo Fonzarelli”
Pete Davidson: Turbo Fonzarelli. Courtesy of Netflix. This Week In Comedy: Pete Davidson is kicking things off in 2024 by coming back to Netflix with a brand-new stand-up special. Following up on his early 2020 special Alive in New York, in the latest special, Davidson talks about turning 30, love, life, and living in the woods. As […]
Jake Johnson & The Lonely Island Team Up For Comedy Thriller, “Self Reliance”
Earlier this summer, Hulu announced its acquisition of the new Jake Johnson directorial-feature debut, Self Reliance. After getting temporarily removed from its release schedule likely due to the writer’s & actor’s strikes, the streamer has released the official trailer & it looks like a true comedy thriller. What’s “Self Reliance” about? The official synopsis reads: […]
Hulu acquires Jake Johnson directorial debut, “Self Reliance”
Jake Johnson’s directorial debut has been picked up by Hulu. Self Reliance – which was co-written by and stars Johnson – “is about a man who is offered a million dollars to play a game in which hunters try to kill him. He thinks he found the perfect loophole: they can only attack when he’s […]