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RYAN: Quentin Tarantino’s eighth film is appropriately titled The Hateful Eight. His films, together, make for a veritable anthology. They all share the same tone with different stories and characters. But like M. Night Shyamalan, Tarantino has become very predictable. Instead of waiting for a twist in his movies, you just wait for it all to hit ..
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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: This is the drama that’s getting an incredible amount of awards buzz – already garnering wins and nominations for leading ladies Cate Blanchett and Rooney Mara. We were both excited to see this; especially since it’s our first movie together in over a year! But it’s really not what we expected. CAROLINE: The Weinstein ..
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RYAN: This movie is basically a cop out for Moby Dick. CAROLINE: Ok, bitter – party of one? RYAN: (laughs) You’re right. I didn’t like this movie and here’s why – it’s uneven. There are moments, few, that stand out as well done and cool; some details are good. But the majority is poorly edited – ..
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RYAN: The reality of the situation is that I’ve never read nor seen Macbeth! CAROLINE: Stop. I’m sure I read it in high school – not that it left that big of an impression on me. RYAN: I was always curious about it because it has witches in it. But I never did the complete works ..
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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: Room is a new drama based on a book by Emma Donoghue. I did not read the book but I’m thrilled to be co-reviewing this with senior associate, Karrie Grobben, who did read the book. So you’ll be able to comment on the page to screen adaptation. I avoided a lot of information about ..
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RYAN: This is a new drama starring Bradley Cooper that turned out to be a hot ticket for my movie club! So many people entered for this one. I didn’t realize it was on the radar for so many folks.The screening was packed! After seeing it now, I get it. I loved it. It’s on ..
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RYAN: Truth is a docudrama about the time when Dan Rather and his CBS news team reported on the validity of George W. Bush’s military service and it is quite the dramatization. It’s one of those stories that’s, like, “you just can’t make this stuff up.” CAROLINE: I remember when it all went down. This film is ..
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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 ..
