COMEDY
RYAN: This is a spoof comedy by Marlon Wayans along the lines of Scary Movie but it’s not even a little bit palatable. This is one of those movies where you’d be more entertained having a root canal than sitting through it. CAROLINE: (laughs) That’s horrible, honey. I’m so sorry, though I’m not surprised. RYAN: I can ..
BIOPIC
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 ..
COMEDY
RYAN: How bold of any film to open opposite the new Star Wars? But if anyone can do it, it’s dream team gal pals, Tina Fey and Amy Poehler. They bring some worthy movie magic of their own with Sisters. CAROLINE: As you know, I have little to no interest in Star Wars, so Sisters ..
ACTION
RYAN: What a great week for new movies! We just saw The Martian and it’s such a fun, thrilling, manful movie that’s very Gravity meets Cast Away. This is the movie I’d hoped Interstellar had been. CHUCK: Absolutely. It’s not your Jerry Bruckheimer’s version of space. It has many levels – moments of levity mixed with ..
COMEDY
RYAN: This comedy costars Robert Redford and Nick Nolte, who all along, I kept thinking looked a lot more like Gary Busey than Nick Nolte. CHUCK: (laughs) RYAN: Gary Busey got a big movie role after The Celebrity Apprentice, but no… this is Nick Nolte. He’s so gruff in this movie. What happened to his ..
ACTION
RYAN: This film is different because it’s a CIA, undercover agent movie that has a sci fi vibe to it. But it’s overly ambitious and doesn’t really work. It tried for what Quentin Tarantino does, but never quite achieved it. There’s violence and gore, that’s entertaining, but as a whole, the film feels very B ..
ACTION
RYAN: It’s a tri-way review with Chuck and Erik! This is the new action-thriller from director Guy Ritchie and it is by far my favorite of his films. I’ve enjoyed many of his movies but it’s as though all the strengths from his previous movies come together in this one. He really brings together the best ..
COMEDY
RYAN: I’m always in the mood for more Meryl and music! This is, like, her third singing movie in recent years, behind Mamma Mia! and Into the Woods. This one is more of a movie with music and they’re all rock cover songs but some of the musical moments are the best highlights and most ..
COMEDY
RYAN: It’s a very long-time-coming sequel to Chevy Chase Vacation movies and it’s also a reboot. If there will be any sequels to this one remains to be seen, however, depending on box office. CAROLINE: The original films are comedy classics at this point. It was Chevy Chase at the peak of his career and they are ..
COMEDY
RYAN: It’s Woody Allen’s latest starring Joaquin Phoenix and Emma Stone and what I liked about it was how there’s a dual narration. And they’re both the leads and it’s one story simultaneously from both of their perspectives. You kind of wait for the intersection of those stories where you, as an audience, shift in perspective from the ..
COMEDY
RYAN: This is the film adaptation of a popular young adult novel by John Green, author of The Fault in Our Stars. This one isn’t a weeper though. It’s a romantic teen mystery, thriller, buddy comedy all rolled into one. It’s doesn’t genre jump as much as it blends them all. BRAD: And it does so ..
COMEDY
RYAN: This is the latest comedy from director Judd Apatow, whom we both love as a helmer in this genre. CAROLINE: Love! The 40 Year Old Virgin is one of our favorite comedies ever and I’m equally enamored with this writer/star Amy Schumer. I’ve been lit’rally dying to see this movie and wish we had screened ..
