My feelings about Bruno are very complicated, and to try and condense my opinions about the movie in a few paragraphs is going to be a challenge. But I can tell you that if the goal of this documentary was simply to provoke discussion, it's wildly successful in its attempts. First of all, Sacha Baron Cohen is the bravest person I've ever seen. He puts volatile people in the most confrontational situations imaginable, throwing their worst nightmares in their faces with no mercy, and he never breaks character. He's masterful, like a samurai of conflict, and it's unremittingly impressive. But here's the thing about Bruno: it's a fearless and undeniably successful skewering of bigotry and evil at times, but often it's just a bunch of ridiculous pranks that I would argue don't really say anything conclusive about its subjects.

Tags: Borat, Bruno, review, Sacha Baron Cohen

In the grand tradition of Jackass, from the guy who brought you Borat, it's Bruno! ...You know, if you like that sort of thing. "That sort of thing" being Sacha Baron Cohen pushing the buttons of real-life Americans, and discovering that we don't like having our buttons pushed. I, for one, can take it or leave it, but Omar and Pablo take it and loooove it! To celebrate the release of the Bruno trailer, the Gallaga brothers put on their finest mesh shirts to break down the comedy (and the words that take up valuable comedy space) for us. Check it out below, or watch it here!

Tags: Borat, Bruno, Sacha Baron Cohen, Trailers Without Pity

Did you know that Sherlock Holmes never said "Elementary, my dear Watson" in any of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's written works? The line pops up in movies, but the exact phrasing never shows up in the original stories. Why am I bringing this up? No reason, except that I just wanted to. In actual news, Variety is reporting that Jude Law is in talks to play Dr. John Watson to Robert Downey Jr.'s Baker Street detective in Guy Ritchie's Sherlock Holmes. This will be a dramatic tale, not to be confused with the Judd Apatow-produced comedy starring Sacha Baron Cohen as Sherlock and Will Ferrell as sidekick Watson. My first thought is, "Man, the movie theaters are going to be chock full of Sherlocks." My second thought is, "I kind of wish Law and Ferrell would switch places."

Tags: Jude Law, Robert Downey Jr., Sacha Baron Cohen, Sherlock Holmes, Will Ferrell

This is what happens when Odie goes on sabbatical: Angelina Jolie's birthing gets treated like an M. Night Shyamalan movie, Will Smith makes Wild Wild West 2, and Sherlock Holmes turns into Superbad. As we gleefully await Wanted Woman's coochie-centric press conference, due this afternoon, let's talk about why Sir Arthur Conan Doyle is doing somersaults in his grave.

Tags: Ali G, Borat, Judd Apatow, McG, Sacha Baron Cohen, Sherlock Holmes, Superbad, Will Ferrell

A reminder to all Americans: Read the fine print. A judge in New York has just thrown out several more lawsuits against 20th Century Fox by some of the slow-on-the-uptake citizens who we all laughed at in Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan. The judge in the case ruled that the three plaintiffs--the driver's ed teacher who gets behind the wheel with Borat, and the two etiquette coaches with whom he sat down to dinner -- all consented to appearing in a "documentary-style movie" by accepting money for their efforts and signing releases that freed the filmmakers from liability.

Tags: 20th Century Fox, Borat, Girls Gone Wild, Sacha Baron-Cohen