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 ..
CAROLINE: True Grit is the new Western/revenge movie from the Coen brothers that’s getting a lot of critical buzz despite being snubbed by the Golden Globes. RYAN: It was nominated for Best Picture at the Critics’ Choice Movie Awards though, and I think the Oscar voters love the Coens and it’ll get nominated for Best ..
CAROLINE: I was truly dreading the screening of Little Fockers, a movie I knew I would hate before I even saw it. And guess what? I was right. RYAN: I can’t say I’m surprised. And I can’t say I’m sad I was unable to attend the screening with you. CAROLINE: Consider yourself lucky. I knew ..
RYAN: It’s time to welcome the cinematic reality jump into video gaming, Tron, back to the big screen and we only had to wait 30 years! CAROLINE: I contemplated going to this screening with you, though I would have been going reluctantly. This is so not my genre. Luckily for me, in the end I ..
RYAN: Yogi Bear is a new movie for the kids, but honestly it felt like I was watching good quality regional children’s theater. CAROLINE: [laughs’ This movie features the voice talents of Dan Aykroyd as Yogi and Justin Timberlake as Boo Boo, and honestly, if I didn’t know it was JT, I wouldn’t have been ..
CAROLINE: The most pretentious of all the awards shows, the SAGs, has just announced its nominations for 2011. A lot of it is the same old stuff we’re seeing with the GGs and the Critics’ Choice Movie Awards, but there are also a couple of surprises. RYAN: Hello Hilary Swank! She’s been shut out for ..
RYAN: We were both very much looking forward to seeing How Do You Know because we love romantic comedies and Reese Witherspoon. CAROLINE: Also because it’s directed by James L. Brooks who has a history of making good movies that co-star Jack Nicholson, as this one does. Add one Paul Rudd to the cast and ..
RYAN: The new Ben Affleck movie, The Company Men, is kind of like this year’s Up In The Air. It’s about corporate downsizing and how layoffs affect people and their families. CAROLINE: Yeah, but that’s the only thing it has in common with Up In The Air, which is a vastly superior movie. The Company ..
RYAN: This time of year is such a highlight for our most passionate subject. We’re not even coming down from the high of the Critics’ Choice Movie Awards nominations yesterday and already we’re slapped, cold, across the face with the 2011 Golden Globe noms. CAROLINE: And we love it! But I have to admit, some ..
RYAN: The critics have spoken! And I’m proud to say we can include ourselves in that category since we are official members of the Broadcast Film Critics Association. I’m so excited to vote! CAROLINE: Me too! And the Critics’ Choice Awards is traditionally the awards show that most accurately predicts the Oscars. RYAN: I love ..
RYAN: The Fighter is a very Oscar worthy film starring Mark Wahlberg and Christian Bale as brothers, and in my opinion… the best movie of the year. CAROLINE: Whoa! I’m amazed to hear you say that given that you almost couldn’t even be bothered to attend the advanced screening. RYAN: Well, you had told me ..
RYAN: The first time Hollywood superstars Johnny Depp and Angelina Jolie met was to discuss the possibility of co-starring in The Tourist, which is new in theaters today. CAROLINE: I was very excited for this movie, and will generally see anything either of them is in. But this movie is a large disappointment. RYAN: Ugh, ..
