JOSHUA

RYAN: Initially, I did not want to see “Joshua,” because I didn’t know much about it and I just wasn’t that interested. You, on the other hand, were very interested because your friend is the director. CAROLINE: Yes, that’s true, my friend George directed this movie. I’ve been hearing about the project for a long ..

LICENSE TO WED

RYAN: Here comes the bride! CAROLINE: Yeah, unfortunately. Just kidding – sort of. RYAN: Are you? I really liked “License to Wed.” I love the cast: Robin Williams, Mandy Moore and John Krasinski. Who knew that he’s kind of cute? CAROLINE: Um …me? And thousands of other women in America who have been watching him ..

HOSTEL: PART II

RYAN: This review is a little long in the tooth, because this film came out a while back. But I finally got off my lazy bones and saw “Hostel: Part II.” CAROLINE: And I’m so glad you took it upon yourself to see it without moi, because there was no way in hell I was ..

RATATOUILLE

RYAN: It is a banner day for us, and me especially, since I have just seen an animated children’s film with Caroline, who is vehemently against seeing them. CAROLINE: Yes, I’m not a big fan of animated films; I never see them in the theater, and now I remember why. RYAN: Oh stop. It wasn’t ..

YOU KILL ME

CAROLINE: Sadly, “You Kill Me” just about killed me. I just couldn’t get into it. RYAN: I was into it for the first few minutes, but I’ll go on the record as saying that Luke Wilson was vastly underused in a comedic gay role. CAROLINE: Yes, it was fun to see him as a gay, ..

LIVE FREE OR DIE HARD

RYAN: Now I know why “Live Free or Die Hard” had to come out thirteen years after the last “Die Hard” movie. CAROLINE: Wow. They were building up for a big one – and it really delivers. RYAN: Yes, but also it was integral to the story that John McClane, Bruce Willis’s character, has a ..

1408

RYAN: As I’ve said many times, 2007 is the year of the horror film, and it’s finally beginning to pay off now that we’ve seen the über-scary “Joshua,” which comes out on July 6th, and the thrilling “1408.” CAROLINE: Perhaps “1408” will do the box office that “Hostel: Part II” is not doing; we saw ..

EVAN ALMIGHTY

RYAN: I see the pitch meeting now: the writers walk into the studio head’s office and say, “It’s a reinterpretation of Noah’s Ark set in modern day. It’s a summer blockbuster… and it’s a comedy. Go!” CAROLINE: Honey, a few years ago that pitch might not have flown, but in this day and age of ..

A MIGHTY HEART

CAROLINE: “A Mighty Heart,” starring Angelina Jolie in a role that was originally intended for Jennifer Aniston back when she was married to Brad Pitt, is a tour de force. RYAN: It’s powerful. I’ll give you that. But it’s also problematic. The script is all over the map. And for the first half of the ..

FANTASTIC FOUR: RISE OF THE SILVER SURFER

CAROLINE: Ryan, I’d like to thank you for taking a bullet for me on this one. I had virtually zero desire to see “Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer,” although the effects do look cool. RYAN: Well, here’s the news: the movie is not fantastic. For starters, I saw the first one in mine ..