DRAMA
RYAN: Let me just preface this review by saying I tend to like disturbing drama. I like it when it shakes me into reality, makes me feel uncomfortable, questions rights and wrongs and the like. This movie is a disturbing drama but I didn’t like it. I didn’t buy it. And less than disturbing, it ..
BIOPIC
RYAN: This is a new biopic, character study, chronicling a journalist who spends several days traveling with a famous American author to do a feature story on him in Rolling Stone magazine. It’s based on the true story of when David Lipsky, the reporter, followed David Foster Wallace, who made a huge splash with his ..
BIOPIC
RYAN: I found this movie interesting because I’m not of fan of hip hop and rap music. I only peripherally paid attention to these artists over the decades, but after seeing this film, you realize how culturally significant their success was. It’s also a brilliant film in of itself. And their music changed the world. ..
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 ..
ACTION
RYAN: It’s the fifth installment in the MI franchise with Tom Cruise as Ethan Hunt and as we’ve come to expect with these movies, it’s excellent. He is still brilliant in the action/thriller genre and runs like nobody’s business. CAROLINE: Ha! Yes he’s really become iconic for his mad sprinting skills. RYAN: And the story is ..
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 ..
ACTION
RYAN: I’m excited to review Southpaw with Otto Ohlsson, because he’s the one friend of mine who was most interested in this movie since he first saw the trailer. OTTO: I really was. RYAN: I was into this movie. It’s a boxing film and any solid sports film will be enjoyed by audiences whether you’re a fan of the sport or ..
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 ..
DRAMA
RYAN: This is a clever, new Sherlock Holmes movie that’s a smart as it is good. It’s a drama, a mystery, a fresh perspective on the iconic character and also one heck of a meta experience. It almost feels like a biopic – as if he was a real man instead of the fictional character ..
DRAMA
RYAN: This new indie drama stars Mark Ruffalo as a bi-polar father of two and is his most brazen performance to date. CAROLINE: I love him but haven’t heard much about this movie. RYAN: It’s not without it’s issues. It’s half-good. And it’s a bit short, clocking in at about an hour and twenty minutes. CAROLINE: ..
DRAMA
RYAN: Jennifer Connelly is one of my fave actresses ever and I’m happy to see anything she does. This is a new dramatic indie but sadly, it didn’t hit the spot. CAROLINE: That’s sucky. Why not? RYAN: It’s a very bleak, cold, depressing film and not really fun to go to that place for about ..
