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Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back is a 2001 American satirical stoner buddy action comedy film written, co-edited, and directed by Kevin Smith. The film stars Jason Mewes and Smith, respectively, as the two eponymous characters, along with Ben Affleck, Eliza Dushku, Shannon Elizabeth, Will Ferrell, Ali Larter, Jason Lee, and Chris Rock. It is the fifth film in the View Askewniverse. The story follows Jay and Silent Bob…
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[BAFTA] The list of nominees for this year's BAFTA Awards has been revealed. As you might guess, Hamnet (from Chloe Zhao), Sinners, and One Battle After Another dominated the nominations. Bugonia and other standout productions were also recognized. [Golden Globes] You can complain that this event/competition is irrelevant, but people still prefer to watch something that has been recognized or proven. Overall, I'm no…More
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When a film maker makes truly impressive debut expectations for next films tend to be unrealistically high and often each subsequent film becomes more disappointing than the previous. M. Night Shyamalan is often taken as as best known example of this phenomenon. Another could be found in career of Kevin Smith whose celebrated low budget black-and-white comedy *Clerks* was followed by series of films in which Smith’s…More
What a weird fucking movie this is. There is something to be said about all of Kevin Smiths Askew movies before this, and that is their strong themes and characters, as well as stories grounded in some kind of realistic logic and problems. Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back says fuck all of that and just goes balls to the wall crazy. Jay and Silent Bob have been side-characters for the most part, not having a prominent…More
I’m always torn by this film. It is raunchy and funny and vile and disturbing all at the same time. Revisiting it all these years later I am struck by how many gay jokes are in the film and how awful they are. Interestingly, I noted a credit in the credits that acknowledges that they are vile and makes a statement that those who express homophobic comments are vile. I’m not sure what to make of that. Jay and Silent…More
I’m always torn by this film. It is raunchy and funny and vile and disturbing all at the same time. Revisiting it all these years later I am struck by how many gay jokes are in the film and how awful they are. Interestingly, I noted a credit in the credits that acknowledges that they are vile and makes a statement that those who express homophobic comments are vile. I’m not sure what to make of that. Jay and Silent…More