2011 Golden Globes – Live Review!

8:20pmRYAN: It’s our second favorite awards show! The Golden Globes are in the house. And Ricky Gervais is killing it as usual. CAROLINE: Nothing is better than when he makes Scientology jokes or other jokes that no one else would dare say. RYAN: No big shock that Christian Bale won Best Supporting Actor for The ..

2011 Critics’ Choice Movie Awards

RYAN: The results of the first big awards show of the year are in! And I was lucky enough to attend the ceremony in Los Angeles. CAROLINE: Maroon 5 played at the show, and tons of celebs were in attendance – Natalie Portman, looking way more pregnant than I thought she would, Ryan Gosling, Michelle ..

THE GREEN HORNET

RYAN: I was not that interested in seeing The Green Hornet because I wasn’t feeling a superhero comedy from the likes of Seth Rogen; but I happily stand corrected. CAROLINE: This movie is much better than I anticipated, though its first half is infinitely better than its second. But I was surprised at how much ..

THE DILEMMA

CAROLINE: The new Ron Howard movie, The Dilemma, is being billed as a hilarious comedy starring Vince Vaughn and Kevin James, but in actuality it’s kind of a serious movie. RYAN: Really? That surprises me. I didn’t get to attend the screening with you, sadly, but as you know, I have only one question – ..

SOMEWHERE

RYAN: Somewhere is the latest movie from writer/director Sofia Coppola and it stars lil’ Elle Fanning, sister of Dakota, and… what’s his name? CAROLINE: Stephen Dorff.RYAN: Oh right. CAROLINE: It’s not inappropriate for you to forget his name because he’s pretty much a has-been at this point. I’ve thoroughly enjoyed some of Sofia Coppola’s movies ..

SEASON OF THE WITCH

RYAN: Let the January releases begin! Season of the Witch stars Nicolas Cage, and it’s exactly the kind of crap we expect to see now that Oscar season is over. Why don’t you tell everyone how excited you were to see this movie? CAROLINE: [laughs’ We got to attend the premiere, which would normally be ..

COUNTRY STRONG

CAROLINE: Country Strong is the new Gwyneth Paltrow movie in which she stuns and awes us all with her incredible singing voice. And you may remember she performed the movie’s title track at the CMAs last year. RYAN: Of course! She did a great job. CAROLINE: She looked nervous as hell, but she sounded pretty ..

Our Top Ten Movies of 2010

RYAN: Now that we’ve had a few days to reflect upon the year that was, let’s talk about our top ten favorite movies of 2010. Allow me to go first. CAROLINE: Don’t I always? RYAN: My top 5 are very clear: Shutter Island, The Fighter, Black Swan, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1 ..

CASINO JACK

RYAN: Academy Award winner Kevin Spacey stars in this flick, based on the true story of Jack Abramoff who was a naughty lobbyist in Washington DC. CAROLINE: I haven’t yet viewed the screener for this and I know you attended a screening a while ago. Now Kevin’s up for a best actor Golden Globe. Did ..

ANOTHER YEAR

CAROLINE: Mike Leigh’s new film, Another Year, stars Jim Broadbent, and it is indeed the story of another year in the life of a British couple in their 60s. I expected to really like this movie, and I did. RYAN: Again, I see old people. Admittedly, I watched this at home – or tried to ..

BLUE VALENTINE

CAROLINE: Blue Valentine is the much anticipated romantic drama starring Michelle Williams and Ryan Gosling that has been getting buzz aplenty since Sundance almost a year ago. And we’ve been dying to see it ever since. RYAN: All I could think while watching Michelle Williams give yet another great performance in this movie is that ..

RABBIT HOLE

RYAN: Almost every year Nicole Kidman makes a movie that’s a bid for an Oscar nomination, and this year it’s Rabbit Hole. CAROLINE: It’s based on the Pulitzer Prize winning Broadway play that also won Sex and the City’]s Cynthia Nixon a Tony, so it had cred to begin with. I really, really liked this ..