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RYAN: …and into the fire! Wow! Out of the Furnace is one gritty, intensely dramatic film. It’s produced by Leonardo DiCaprio and Ridley Scott and it starts out with such a disturbing bang you’re made to feel immediately uncomfortable. But it’s a strong movie with excellent performances. CAROLINE: Yeah the trailer looked good. I haven’t seen ..
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RYAN: I am so excited abut this movie; I can’t have loved it more! Seriously, right now I’m obsessed with The Hunger Games. I loved the books and you didn’t read them so we can each give respective reactions to the adaptation. I just wanted it to keep going. When this movie ended, I could ..
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RYAN: I was completely dreading this movie. It looks like a cliche boy movie – the pairing of Arnie and Sly in a testosterone fest – and I wasn’t in the mood but wow! This movie is successfully entertaining. I really like it! CAROLINE: Really? Yeah I’m kinda surprised. I didn’t think you would. RYAN: ..
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RYAN: This is writer/director Robert Rodriguez’s sequel to the cult hit Machete and it’s basically more of the same, which is a good thing. CAROLINE: I didn’t see the first one but remember your reaction to it. RYAN: These movies really sensationalize women and violence and certain dated action movie themes in a very tongue-in-cheek ..
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RYAN: Runner Runner is a gambling crime drama starring Justin Timberlake and I’d like to start there because one, Justin is not a great actor and two, what business does Ben Affleck have playing second fiddle to JT? CAROLINE: [laughs’ Oh totally! It’s kind of a joke. RYAN: Ben’s a good actor but horribly miscast ..
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RYAN: This is The Family and I’m so glad to actually walk out of a movie having enjoyed one again because I feel like there’s been a string of bad movies lately. But I just love this cast: Robert DeNiro, Michelle Pfeiffer, Quinn from TV’s Glee… CHUCK: Dianna Agron and Tommy Lee Jones. RYAN: It ..
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RYAN: Riddick is the third in a series of films about the character portrayed by Vin Diesel. I didn’t see the first two, so went in cold. It’s prehistoric meets the future – very sic fi/boy movie. The script is corny. Vin is a lousy actor. The other actors are fine and some effects are cool. ..
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RYAN: This is one of the worst movies of the year. It’s ridiculous. It’s an hour and twenty-five minutes of basically, just, a succession of Ethan Hawke and Selena Gomez in a car, being chased by police cars that crash behind them. There’s very little plot. KIM: Let’s be honest, there’s no story. It’s just ..
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RYAN: This is a biopic about Kung Fu Grandmaster Ip Man, who is most pop-culturally known as the master who taught Bruce Lee. It’s directed by Wong Kar Wai who is a renowned Chinese filmmaker. And I hate to admit, this bored me about half as much as his English language film My Blueberry Nights. ..
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RYAN: This is finally here! I loved the first one and liked it better than this sequel, but Kick-Ass 2 is great as well. It’s more of the same. It’s an original tone – not straightforward superhero or comedy genre, but an R-rated mix of the two. CHUCK: I wanted to but never saw the ..
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RYAN: This stars Denzel Washington and Mark Wahlberg and at first I thought I would rather see Matt Damon in this role, instead of Mark, but ultimately I love, loved Denzel and Marky Mark together. Surprisingly, they have some of the best buddy-chemistry you can imagine. KEVIN: I totally thought the same but for Denzel. ..
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RYAN: We just saw The Wolverine starring The Hugh Jackman, who we love, and I am thrilled by this movie. It’s a high quality action film. Yes it’s a Marvel superhero movie, in the X-Men vein, but it’s more like a political thriller meets ninja movie. It’s the best X-Men movie among the pack. ..
