Jason Bateman, center, reviews a scene with co-star Rohan Chand on the set of "Bad Words." Remember “Spellbound,” that documentary from a few years back about slightly weird kids competing in spelling ...

Guy Trilby (Jason Bateman)—the protagonist of Bad Words, in the loosest possible sense that one could employ the word “protagonist”—appears to be a fairly wretched excuse for a human being. Sure, he’s ...

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. After audiences see Jason Bateman s new movie, Bad Words, the actor, who makes his feature-film directorial debut with the comedy, will have one question: Do I ...