RYAN: This movie blew me away! I know you were looking forward to it but I was kinda feelin’ “meh” about it. But boy, was I wrong! CAROLINE: Honey I know. I’ve been dying to see it since I first saw the trailer months ago. Welcome aboard. RYAN: It’s my favorite movie of the year, ..
CAROLINE: Here’s what Ang Lee is serving up for Thanksgiving: his new movie, Life of Pi, which stars an unknown Indian guy and a tiger. RYAN: Mr. Lee won the Oscar for directing Brokeback Mountain, and he’s known for lush cinematography and gorgeous visuals, and he manages to top himself with this movie. It’s so ..
RYAN: I love a good holiday movie that comes out at the holidays.CAROLINE: Does this one qualify as good? RYAN: It does. And it’s actually not that much of a holiday movie, apart from having holiday characters in it. The theme is actually more about good versus evil and believing in something but not necessarily ..
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RYAN: This is the new movie from director Joe Wright in which he reteams with leading lady Keira Knightley. He’s previously directed her in Pride & Prejudice and Atonement. CAROLINE: I loved Atonement! It was my favorite film of 2007. Did they make magic again? RYAN: I think so. This is a very stylized film; ..
RYAN: The fifth and final installment of the Twilight franchise is – and I can’t believe I’m saying this – outstanding! CAROLINE: Presumably you mean in a cheese-tastic way? RYAN: No, I actually really liked this movie, even though as you know, I’m not a Twi-hard or even particularly a fan of this franchise. Until ..
RYAN: It’s Steven Spielberg’s latest masterpiece, Lincoln, and LBH, all of his movies are masterpieces… and this is typical of his films. But I’m really over his war movies. Saving Private Ryan, Schindler’s List, War Horse; Amistad was also about slavery and now we have Lincoln. I’m not into history and war so this wasn’t ..
RYAN: Skyfall is the latest in the 007 film franchise and the blond Bond, Daniel Craig, is back and he still wears the role very well. ERIN: He is my favorite James Bond, hands down. He is the sexiest, the coolest, the calmest. I just love him. RYAN: I still see Bond as brunette in ..
RYAN: I’m glad to welcome a longtime pal as a special contributor with a review of a movie I haven’t seen yet. Murphy hosts one of the live radio shows I’ve been doing movie reviews on Friday mornings – Y101 in Jackson, Mississippi for years now. So how was this one? It’s directed by RZA. ..
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RYAN: There’s a really great, romantic animated short before this movie that was really cute. CHUCK: It was adorable. I love the tradition of showing animated shorts before these movies. RYAN: And as for Wreck-It Ralph, I wasn’t that jazzed about it when I first saw the trailer, but I must admit I really enjoyed ..
