Sausage Party

Overstocked with shock, Rogen’s grocery story is a pun-ishingly biting satire of faith, religion and world culture. From start to finish, Party is stuffed with deliciously satisfying vocal performances. Maybe mis-packaging as a giant dick joke prompted refined viewers to shelve the product, when really it’s well worth checking out.

Captain America: Civil War

Two guys shy of an Avengers flick, Captain vs. Iron: Dawn of Cinema deals with identical themes of dreadful DC doppelganger but beautifully bolsters battles with empathetic characters, meaningful motivations, and plot logic. Even cinematic universe building blocks feel like more than just superfluous strands to expand Marvel’s dark web.   

Ant Man

Big time crook turns to petty crime in Marvel’s Irony Man.  Rudd fails to steer this clunky quasi-comedic heist through awkward pacing, ham-fisted emotional backstory, and remarkably low stakes.  Lilly’s Zeta-Jones costume makes Douglas seem even more villainous than trying to blow up his company to stop his protégé’s progress does.

The Perks of Being a Wallflower

Kevin, Hermione, and Percy Jackson team up in what may be the first meaningful high school film ever.  Distractingly famous adult co-stars detract slightly from powerful pubescent performances and slight air of pretention occasionally intoxicates atmosphere.  Regardless, wallflower is playful but poignant, and perky enough to make Harry Potter jealous.

Wanderlust

Aniston gets dragged on this Apatow-esque roadtrip into a stereo-typical hippy commune and onto an over-the-top husband to be.  Extreme commune portrayal builds a few funny jokes but undermines efforts to make commentary on everyday life.  Rudd plays Rudd as usual, but ad libs away potential sexiest scene in film.