Aubrey Plaza Archives

Scott Pilgrim vs. the World (2010)

Rating: ★★½

Aug 15, 2010Teenage Nerd Romance/Gonzo Superheroics

An Edgar Wright directed comic-book adaptation made in a bewildering restless visual style that feels like two different films happening at once, one a sweet nerd romance and the other a completely gonzo superhero film

Director: Edgar Wright

Actors: Michael Cera, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Kieran Culkin, Mark Webber, …

Category: Fantasy

15 August 201023 July 2024 by Roog

Safety Not Guaranteed (2012)

Rating: ★★★½

Jul 4, 2012Possible Time Machine

Quirky indie film about a possibly deluded man who advertises for a time travel companion. The actuality of the time travel element is kept ambiguous and this plays out as a relationship drama that overflows with charm and freshness

Director: Colin Trevorrow

Actors: Aubrey Plaza, Mark Duplass, Jake Johnson, Karan Soni, …

Category: Science Fiction

4 July 201211 January 2026 by Roog

Life After Beth (2014)

Rating: ★★★

Sep 6, 2014Zombie Romantic Comedy

Billed as a ‘zom-rom-com', Dane DeHaan deals with girlfriend Aubrey Plaza who has returned from the dead. The film has a quirky appeal to it, even if in the end you never feel it is quite as funny as it promises to be

Director: Jeff Baena

Actors: Aubrey Plaza, Dane DeHaan, John C. Reilly, Matthew Gray Gubler, …

Category: Horror

6 September 201427 October 2020 by Roog

Child’s Play (2019)

Rating: ★

Sep 20, 2019Evil Artificially Intelligent Doll

The controversial remake of Child's Play where Chucky is no longer possessed but become an artificially intelligent smart toy. This seems to misconstrues everything that the fanbase of the series celebrates by a mile

Director: Lars Klevberg

Actors: Aubrey Plaza, Mark Hamill, David Lewis, Tim Matheson

Category: Horror

20 September 201924 July 2025 by Roog

Operation Fortune: Ruse de Guerre (2023)

Rating: ★★★

Apr 22, 2023Spy/Action Film

Guy Ricthie makes a spy action film that doesn’t take itself too seriously and is far more absurdly entertaining than anything you expect it to be. Hugh Grant steals the day as the super-villain of the show

Director: Guy Ritchie

Actors: Jason Statham, Aubrey Plaza, Cary Elwes, Hugh Grant, …

Category: Science Fiction

22 April 202313 November 2025 by Roog