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RYAN: This is the new biopic about Steve Jobs, the founder of Apple, starring Ashton Kutcher. CAROLINE: It just smacks of desperation for an Oscar nomination, right? I mean, no one takes him seriously as an actor; so to take on the role of a famous dead person is just the formula, isn’t it? RYAN: ..
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RYAN: One of the first real Oscar bait movies of the year is Fruitvale Station. It’s super frustrating because it’s based on a true story but unlike many that share the description, this one is less dramatized and fairly accurate. It’s real and incredibly sad that this actually happened. ERIC: It is sad and it ..
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RYAN: Sofia Coppola’s latest writing/directing effort, The Bling Ring, is based on the true story of criminal high schoolers as profiled in a Vanity Fair article. It adapts well to the screen, largely because I love Emma Watson. CAROLINE: These robberies were a major news story when they happened, which I totally remember of course, ..
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RYAN: It’s the new baseball movie about Jackie Robinson, the first African American athlete to make it in major league baseball. CAROLINE: How was it? RYAN: It’s so worth it. We’re not baseball fans but you simply don’t have to be to enjoy this movie. It’s such a well crafted film and I was totally ..
RYAN: Move over Lincoln, there’s another president at the movies and it’s FDR, brought to you by one Bill Murray. CAROLINE: How was this one? RYAN: It’s just so-so. It felt like a big budget, made for TV movie. CAROLINE: That’s not great. Laura Linney costars. How was she? RYAN: She’s always good and Bill ..
