DRAMA
RYAN: I’m freaking out over how great this movie is. It’s so good on so many levels. It’s the first film this year that’s truly Oscar caliber, and early on; I’m talking design, performances, screenplay, even Best Picture nom… there are so many strengths. It’s written and directed by Alex Garland who is a prolific ..
BIOPIC
RYAN: This movie had me at James Franco, but I’m happy to say it’s good movie that dramatizes a fascinating and horrible true story that I didn’t know much about. And it also features one of the more unique relationships you’ve ever seen portrayed – between an inmate and a journalist. CAROLINE: This is based on the ..
DRAMA
RYAN: This is the latest in the string of romantic dramas adapted from Nicholas Sparks novels and that gold standard is still The Notebook but this one’s pretty good. CAROLINE: I love a good, sappy romantic drama. Did this one get you? RYAN: I got choked up a couple times but never actually cried. You ..
COMEDY
RYAN: This is a new indie dramedy from writer/director Noah Baumbach. I’ve liked his previous movies Greenberg, Margot at the Wedding, The Squid and the Whale and Frances Ha. He often cowrites with his pal Wes Anderson, but I more consistently prefer Noah’s films. ERIK: I also saw and liked Greenberg. RYAN: I love ..
DRAMA
RYAN: I’m psyched to review this new indie film by writer/director Michael Williams who also produced, shot and edited it, BTW. I discovered him on Facebook and contacted him a while ago, as an Oz fan, when I saw he was working on this sci fi movie, inspired by Oz. He was gracious to keep in touch ..
ACTION
RYAN: I can’t believe I’m saying this but this movie is fantastic! If only all of the films in this series had the intensity, originality and innovation in their action sequences that this one has, I would have been a fan of them all along. But this movie finally achieves what they all should have. ..
COMEDY
RYAN: This is a truly special movie. It’s a dramedy that will make your beam at the screen, break out with laughter and also well up with tears. There’s joy, there’s sadness – there’s so much life in this movie – I just loved it. It will be a challenge to knock it off my ..
DRAMA
RYAN: This film has a killer cast is available now for digital download. I watched it this week via iTunes and really liked it. It’s not an easy movie. It’s vulgar and disturbing but you know how I roll. CAROLINE: (laughs) Yeah, right. How was it vulgar? RYAN: Without giving anything away, this movie is ..
DRAMA
RYAN: The Hollywood dream team reunites for Serena – Bradley Cooper and Jennifer Lawrence. They’ve previously been nominated (or won) when working together in Silver Linings Playbook and American Hustle. But this movie has struggled. CAROLINE: Yeah it’s supposedly terrible. It couldn’t even get a wide theatrical release deal. What did you think of it? RYAN: It is rolling ..
DRAMA
RYAN: Wild Tales was an Oscar nominee in the Best Foreign Language Film category. It’s from Argentina in Spanish with subtitles and it’s such an amazing movie I can barely stand it. I was shaken to the core watching this movie. It’s the kind of film that wakes you up and makes you feel more alive. CAROLINE: ..
COMEDY
RYAN: This movie has the second worst title of a film, ever. It’s just so long and awkward. I really disliked the first one. I give it a “Skip It” rating because I didn’t connect with it. I like this one better. As much as I wasn’t into the first one, there’s now familiarity with the characters and ..
COMEDY
RYAN: Will Smith is back on the big screen in this new criminal caper movie, costarring Margot Robbie whom we all know for play Leo DiCaprio’s wife in The Wolf of Wall Street. CAROLINE: She was so good in that movie! How’s their chemistry in this one? RYAN: …interesting. They play grifters and they’re both people ..
