Onion Movie

Pros: funny. silly. makes you take the news a little more lightly for a moment.
Cons: vulgar, overly sexual, offensive.

I used to receive a newspaper called the Irreverent Times. The tagline for that paper was "Because Anybody Can Print the Truth." The Irreverent Times was partly bizarre human interest and partly made up stories. That paper is long gone. Now, there is The ...

Pros: Humorous, satirical sketches
Cons: Lackluster wraparound segment

Based on the parody paper of the same name, The Onion Movie is basically a series of comical sketches.  The wraparound storyline is about the news show The Onion and anchorman Norm Archer's disagreement with the Onion's Producers over the ...

Pros: some funny bits, but not enough to make an entire feature of.
Cons: Repeated bits played far too often.

The Onion is a web site that took over, being at the right place at the right time offering the right quotient of humor and commentary about the world. So doesn’t it make sense that it would broaden its interest and invade the world of film? I love ...

Pros: Extremely funny and poignant satire with a truly adult theme.
Cons: Not all the sketches hit as hard as others and the throughline is pretty pathetic.

I had no idea that there was an Onion movie until I saw the distinct logo on the shelf at my local Blockbuster. Intrigued I grabbed the box and was struck by the screen shots: scenes which looked like they could have come from Kentucky Fried ...