COMEDY
RYAN: This is a new comedy that’s really an experimental/absurdist type of film and among those I’ve seen, it’s gotta be my fave. It’s not unwatchable. It’s weird with a sci fi bent. It’s an alternate reality where single people are forced to couple up in 45 days or be transformed into the animal of ..
COMEDY
RYAN: Sorority Rising. I didn’t like the first Neighbors. I said Skip it! But of course I wanted to keep an open mind going into this one. And I’m surprised and happy to say it’s better than the first one. I did LOL and while it’s actually quite offensive in parts, it’s also quite funny. And ..
COMEDY
RYAN: This is a new indie starring Susan Sarandon as, indeed, a meddler. She’s, like, a New York, overbearing nosey mother who truly cares about her daughter played by Rose Byrne and they have a phenomenal on screen chemistry. But even on her own, Susan has chemistry with this role! The amount of language she gets ..
COMEDY
RYAN: This is a new indie drama. It’s produced by Nicole Kidman and is the second film directed by Jason Bateman. They costar as siblings. It’s a little slow to start but the last quarter of the film is so juicy it makes up for the deliberate pacing. We watched it on a DVD screener ..
COMEDY
RYAN: This is the third film in the holiday movie franchise by director Garry Marshall that features amazing ensembles of celebrity casts. He did New Year’s Eve and Valentine’s Day, both which I found mediocre and disconnected. But this one fixed all the problems. It’s charming, funny, endearing. You laugh, cry. I loved it. CHUCK: ..
COMEDY
RYAN: Keanu is a new comedy starring Keegan-Michael Key and Jordan Peele, aka Key and Peele. I’m not familiar with their work, but am thrilled to be joined in this review by my associate Becky Banks, who has seen their show. BECKY: I’m a fan. They say he funny things that many people can’t get away with. RYAN: ..
BIOPIC
RYAN: This movie is pretty much summed up by the title and really isn’t much more than that. I think it wanted to come across as one of those “too wacky to be true/you can’t make this stuff up” stories but I wasn’t very entertained by it. It’s mostly boring. KEVIN: I agree. I wasn’t ..
COMEDY
RYAN: This is the latest from writer/director Richard Linklater, who is calling it the spiritual sequel to Dazed and Confused, which I never saw. I’m not a big fan of his and didn’t love this movie for many of the reasons I don’t like most of his work – it’s plotless, aimless, not much going on. I ..
COMEDY
RYAN: I was so excited when I heard there would be a new Pee-wee movie. Unlike My Big Fat Greek Wedding, I actually wanted another Pee-wee movie. This Big Holiday comes 31 years after the classic Big Adventure and 28 years after Big Top. It’s exclusively available on Netflix where we just watched it. You don’t care how many years later it ..
COMEDY
RYAN: This is a sassy, subversive indie comedy produced by the Duplass brothers and written by star Melissa Rauch and her husband, Winston. And you can really tell it is a fantastic showcase, written to the star’s strengths in comedic timing and delivery. CAROLINE: Sounds interesting. I like Mark and Jay Duplass. They do unique work. ..
ACTION
RYAN: Sometimes you go into a movie with high expectations and the movie exceeds them – but what’s it called when you go with with low expectations and it’s even worse than you expected? CHUCK: (laughs) Submarining low expectations? RYAN: This movie is horrible. One of the worst I’ve seen in years. CHUCK: It’s one of ..
ACTION
RYAN: Deadpool is a Marvel comic book hero I was completely unfamiliar with aside from hearing my 13-year-old nephew talk about him. I’m always leery of heroes I haven’t heard of before but I suppose I shouldn’t be because these big screen adaptations have become so consistently reliable. CAROLINE: Yeah it’s remarkable how it’s become ..
