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10 Bad-relationship Movies: 5. ‘The War of the Roses’

February 10, 2019February 10, 2019 Jeff Mitchell

5. “The War of the Roses” (1989) – Michael Douglas and Kathleen Turner starred in the wildly funny action-picture, rom-com “Romancing the Stone” (1984) and its less-magnetic sequel “The Jewel of the Nile” (1985). Four years later the two paired up again in another comedy, but a dark one. Danny DeVito – who also acted in both previously-mentioned films – spins the story of Oliver (Douglas) and Barbara (Turner) Rose, a couple pitted in a vicious divorce proceeding that purposely delves into cartoonish altercations. Barbara wants the divorce, and her…

10 Quirky Comedies: ‘Serial Mom’

November 16, 2018November 18, 2018 Jeff Mitchell

“Serial Mom” (1994) – Life appears normal in the Baltimore suburbs, and so do the Sutphins. Dad (Sam Waterston) is a successful dentist, Mom (Kathleen Turner) is a prideful homemaker, and their kids Misty (Ricki Lake) and Chip (Matthew Lillard) are well-adjusted teens, but yes, accompanied with their own sets of issues. Well, there is one glaring difference between the Sutphins and most other families: Mom is a serial killer. Director/writer John Waters throws a monkey wrench in the form of Kathleen Turner into a sea of manicured neighborhoods, flea…