The setup for This Is the End isn’t terribly original, but it's every Christian’s wet dream: James Franco is having a house party when the apocalypse hits. The survivors, including Franco, Seth Rogen, and Jay Baruchel, must fight over the last scraps of food and water. What makes the film work is its reliance on the comedians’ improvisation skills. When your mind wanders, Satan’s cock appears on-screen or Channing Tatum makes the greatest cameo of all time and snaps you back into the moment. In the end, it succeeds as a dude-centric but really fucking funny buddy film. (CIENNA MADRID)