Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga

Will Ferrell, Rachel McAdams, Pierce Brosnan, Dan Stevens
Directed by David Dobkin
Rating: A-

Representing Iceland in the Eurovision Song Contest has been a life-long dream of Lars (Ferrell), a small-town parking attendant. By a stroke of luck, Lars and his song partner Sigrit (McAdams) are invited to Edinburgh to represent their country, and the pressure is on to win.

For those unfamiliar with the Eurovision contest, it is an international song contest produced by the European Broadcasting Union. It’s what gave ABBA their start, and at least 50 countries have been able to participate each year. So when this movie came out at the end of June, it made for the perfect summer movie to unite audiences as we are all, for the most part, stuck at home with limited travel options.

Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues

Will Ferrell, Christina Applegate, Paul Rudd, Steve Carell, David Koechner, Meagan Good, James Marsden
Directed by Adam McKay
Rating: A-

As far as sequels go, Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues brings back the same comedy, cameos and one-liners we loved in the first Anchorman.

It’s the same anchor team, new city as Ron Burgundy (Ferrell) and his crew take on the Big Apple. The San Diego news team is hired to join the first 24-hours news station, GNN. His new anchor-enemy? Jack Lime (Marsden), a handsome, young man who has the respect of the station. Not to be outshone, Burgundy places a bet with Lime as to who can earn the most ratings for the first day. With the dreaded 2 a.m. slot, Burgundy re-writes news history and changes the game. However with great ratings, the power goes to Burgundy’s head and creates tension with his crew.

What works in favor of this Anchorman sequel is that they have the same director and writers that did the first movie. The jokes are all new and the plot takes on an original twist. With a different city, anchor enemies, and a family being torn apart, Burgundy has a lot more drama in his life. Even with a few familiar moments copied into the sequel, like the epic fight scene, it only adds to the enjoyment of the movie.

Anchorman 2 has a big cast list with many cameos which is a nice surprise when you see who they are. Even as a small role, it’s a fun addition to the movie. Anyone who enjoyed the first Anchorman will find the sequel to be just as good and anyone who hasn’t seen the movie should give it a try.