Tim Robinson, a niche master of squirm comedy, teams with Paul Rudd in “Friendship.” But teamwork is not enough.

In Hollywood movies like “I Love You, Man,” “The 40-Year-Old Virgin” and “The Hangover,” the laughs often emerged from ...

By making Austin imperfect and vain, this nuanced “Friendship” steers away from being a one-note navel gazer about the ...