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RYAN: This is the new Hank Williams biopic starring Tom Hiddleston, most popularly known as Loki from Thor and The Avengers. Elizabeth Olsen costars and I was really looking forward to this because these biopics tend to be very good and are usually Oscar bait. And I love Tom. I was hoping this would be similarly entrapping like Walk the ..
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RYAN: Usually movies this time of year aren’t very good, but this movie is phenomenal. It’s beautifully done; a great way to honor true heroes in the coast guard. Against all odds, this small band accomplished something miraculous. It’s so well balanced with good pace, casting, effects. It all comes together nicely. CHUCK: It helps ..
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RYAN: This is a real ensemble piece – up for seven Critics’ Choice Awards, including Best Picture and Acting Ensemble. It’s a biopic, a dramedy and a refreshing look at business. I would typically tune out of a film like this – all about finance. But the editing, the casting, the cameos that brilliantly provide ..
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RYAN: This is the controversial true story of Dr. Bennet Omalu, who fought tirelessly against the NFL to bring to light CTE (chronic traumatic encephalopathy), brain damage from multiple brain injuries. CAROLINE: And it stars Will Smith. How was his accent? RYAN: His Nigerian accent it excellent He’s quite good in this. I like Will ..
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RYAN: I love David O. Russell and his films. His latest features his dream team – Jennifer Lawrence, Bradley Cooper. When it works it works. They’re the new Johnny Depp/Tim Burton, Leo/Martin, Hanks/Spielberg. It’s still working. CHUCK: I’m not as big a fan of Russell’s as you. But I loved most of his films like Silver ..
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RYAN: We just saw My All American which is a biopic of a 1960s college football athlete. He played for the Texas Longhorns. It stars Finn Wittrock, who I really enjoy on TV’s American Horror Story. And he’s quite good in this and I like him. It co-stars Aaron Eckhart as his coach but he’s barely ..
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RYAN: Labyrinth of Lies is a German film with English subtitles. It’s really stunning. It’s horrifying, it’s intriguing, it’s brilliant. It’s about holocaust deniers in the late fifties in Germany and deals with one underdog lawyer’s case which tries to pull the layer off…bring out into the forefront of the nation’s consciousness, what they were trying ..
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RYAN: This new biopic dramatizes a slice of Jobs’ life, focusing on the behind-the-scenes, or literal backstage drama, taking place prior to the launch of three major products during his career. Everyone wants to compare it to the Ashton Kutcher film Jobs – which, just to get out of the way, is the B-movie version of ..
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RYAN: Steven Spielberg and Tom Hanks are together again, collaborating on Bridge of Spies. And for this review, Chuck is joining me along with my pal Ilies Zdrafcu, with whom I enjoy talking about movies and can bring a unique perspective to this review since he is European. Welcome! ILIES: Thank you. RYAN: This is such a ..
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RYAN: The Walk is directed by Robert Zemeckis, my favorite director, so I may be a bit biased, but it’s justified because he is that good! His movies are gorgeous and meaningful, strong and crowd-pleasers. Contact is in my top 10, all time favorites, and he’s just the best. CHUCK: He’s truly revolutionary in what he does. ..
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RYAN: When I heard about this film, I had hoped it would be a cute movie about dancing and the fight for justice in early 1930s Ireland. But As it turns out, it’s basically a period remake of Footloose without any good music or dancing. CAROLINE: (laughs) Oh no! That sounds like a tragedy and ..
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RYAN: This is a new biopic, character study, chronicling a journalist who spends several days traveling with a famous American author to do a feature story on him in Rolling Stone magazine. It’s based on the true story of when David Lipsky, the reporter, followed David Foster Wallace, who made a huge splash with his ..
