CAROLINE: It’s all about the women in “The Women,” mainly Meg Ryan and Annette Bening, in this remake of a 1939 movie that I’ve never seen. RYAN: Nor have I. That’s why I had to bring my friend Eric to the screening with us. He loves the original movie and can offer some insightful comparison. ..
RYAN: The Coen brothers’ follow up to their Oscar-winning “No Country for Old Men” is “Burn After Reading,” and I think it’s safe to say we both enjoyified this film tremendously. CAROLINE: I thought it was hilarious. It’s a typical twisted, offbeat Coen brothers dark comedy. It starts a little slow because they have to ..
RYAN: “Everybody Wants to be Italian” is a new indie romantic comedy, and I like to pretend it’s the sequel to “My Big Fat Greek Wedding.” CAROLINE: This movie started out really promising. We both laughed a lot in the first fifteen minutes or so, and it was very cute. I knew it wasn’t gonna ..
RYAN: Things about to get crazy up in here! CAROLINE: I know! Stand aside, Catwoman and all of your casting rumors. WB has some bigger fish to fry with the follow up to this year’s mega-hit “The Dark Knight.” RYAN: Sir Michael Caine has spilled the beans that one Johnny Depp will play The Riddler ..
CAROLINE: New on DVD this week we have the very cute Tina Fey/Amy Poehler movie, “Baby Mama.” RYAN: I love these gals. I think this is one of my favorite comedies of the year. And the DVD will be great because it’s got audio commentary from both Amy and Tina. CAROLINE: This movie has so ..
CAROLINE: This is kind of cool – the guy who wrote “Braveheart” is writing a new movie to star the king of the box office, Will Smith, as Taharqa. RYAN: Who in God’s name is Taharqa? CAROLINE: I know, right? He was an ancient Egyptian pharaoh who fought the Assyrians in about 667 B.C. Apparently ..
RYAN: “Ping Pong Playa” is the first scripted film from Oscar-winning documentary short director Jessica Yu, and it’s both funny and politically incorrect. CAROLINE: I didn’t get to go to this screening with you, but the premise reminds me of that movie from last summer, “Balls of Fury.” RYAN: This movie is about ping-pong, but ..
RYAN: “Bangkok Dangerous” is the first of what shall heretofore be known as “The Bad Movies of Nicolas Cage.” CAROLINE: The first? Are you kidding me? RYAN: Yes. CAROLINE: Good, because there have been at least ten. This movie was even worse than I anticipated. There were some cool parts in the trailer, so I ..
RYAN: I’m freaking out!! There’s finally a trailer for “Milk,” the Gus Van Sant directed biopic about Harvey Milk, the gay San Francisco politician. CAROLINE: I have high hopes for this movie. Sean Penn is so good in everything he does. And the fact that it takes place in the ’70s just seals the deal. ..
RYAN: I was so totally into every minute of “Mister Foe,” though it was weird because in the opening credits, which are amazing by the way, it was called “Hallam Foe.” CAROLINE: Well, that’s the name of the boy in the movie, and that’s the title of the film overseas; they just changed it for ..
CAROLINE: Ryan, I must once again thank you from the bottom of my heart for seeing the latest spoof movie without me. You know how much I detest these films and you graciously go see them in my place. Tell me about “Disaster Movie.” RYAN: I tend to like these parody movies, but “Disaster Movie” ..
CAROLINE: The two most interesting DVD releases today are – shockingly – two movies we haven’t seen. Given that we see almost everything, this is most unusual. RYAN: Seriously. And it’s especially embarrassing because one of them, “Married Life,” stars our favorite actress, Rachel McAdams. We must rent it immediately. CAROLINE: I heard so-so things ..
