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RYAN: This is the latest sports movie based on a true story and starring Kevin Costner. CAROLINE: It’s also produced by Disney, correct? RYAN: It’s it’s among their PG, family-friendly, live action films. And I have tell you I’m never excited going into a sports movie because I’m not into sports, but as films, they ..
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RYAN: This is the new high school rom com starring Mae Whitman who you’ll remember from Perks of Being a Wallflower. This is her star turn and she handles it well. She’s cast as the DUFF which stands for Designated Ugly Fat Friend and horrid bullying ensues. CAROLINE: God I love these high school movies. ..
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RYAN: Musicals are one of my favorite genres and I’m loving how Anna Kendrick is emerging as a modern movie musical star! This is a great showcase for her voice and her depth as an actress. CAROLINE: God do you remember the first movie we saw her in? The musical Camp… she was a scene ..
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RYAN: I’m overwhelmed by the love and generosity of Joy Bach who has donated $250 to the ABCD (After Breast Cancer Diagnosis) Charity as the highest bidder to guest review this film with me. Thank you Joy. You’re a hero. We just saw Fifty Shades of Grey, one of the most buzzed about movies of the year. ..
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RYAN: Is this the dream team or what? I was psyched to see these two costar in a movie, and that’s even before learning they’re friends in real life. They met at school at Juilliard and have been close every since. Jessica hit before Oscar did and she rallied to get him in this movie ..
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RYAN: This is the new drama starring Oscar winners Kevin Costner and Octavia Spencer as Grandparents fighting over the custody of their granddaughter. CAROLINE: And how is it? RYAN: It’s not bad. It’s a full two hours and I found it to move very well. It’s a real drama – dealing with major themes of ..
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RYAN: This movie is so bad it’s good. Honestly… it has many good components in it that just add up to zero. It’s worse than a B movie but better than a made-for-TV. It’s like it should be on Mystery Science Theatre or something. It’s fun to make fun of. CAROLINE: I’ve sort of been ..
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RYAN: This is a new biopic about impressionist painter JMW Turner, strategically released last year for some awards buzz – it has four Oscar noms (cinematography, costumes, score, production design) – and is rolling out around the country now. CAROLINE: It’s by writer/director Mike Leigh whom I like. How is his latest? RYAN: It’s good. It’s ..
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RYAN: Did Taken really need to become a trilogy? No need to respond. That was rhetorical. The first was mediocre and the second a waste of time – now this one is a complete mess. At least the proclaim “It Ends Here” loud and proud on the poster. The world doesn’t need another. CAROLINE: Yeah I ..
COMEDY
RYAN: I was really looking forward to this movie because it’s from director Paul Thomas Anderson, who did There Will be Blood, Boogie Nights, The Master, among others and he’s really good; but this movie is not. CAROLINE: And it’s getting some buzz though, right? Isn’t it nominated for some Critics’ Choice Movie Awards and a Golden ..
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RYAN: 2014 was really the year of the biopic! Four of the five motion pictures and actors nominated in the Best Drama categories at the Golden Globes are all based on real people. It’s a tight race to be sure and Selma is a serious contender in both categories. CAROLINE: There has been great buzz for this, ..
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RYAN: Big Eyes – It’s Tim Burton and Amy Adams. That’s kind of all you need to know. CAROLINE: (laughs) And two-time Oscar winner Christoph Waltz… you may have heard of him. RYAN: Ha. Yes. It’s a dream team, isn’t it? I liked this movie. It’s really a different vibe for Burton. It’s not a ..
