FAMILY
RYAN: This is the new, animated sequel to Rio. It’s a musical and features the vocal talents of Jesse Eisenberg, Anne Hathaway, Andy Garcia, Jamie Foxx, Bruno Mars, Kristin Chenoweth. It’s a fun family film with a great message. NOAH: I thought it was really good and surprised me that it was better than the ..
DRAMA
RYAN: This is the latest from the Coen Brothers who are relatively known for making edgy, shocking, profound and interesting movies in comparison to everything else out there. As for this one, however, it’s mostly mundane. CAROLINE: They’re also known for a lot of violence in their movies which this one has virtually none of, ..
DRAMA
RYAN: You know if I had it my way, we’d have several new movie musicals coming out all the time – and aside from The Sapphires, this Spring, which I loved, and Frozen, which I loved, and Inside Llewyn Davis, which I’ve seen but haven’t reviewed yet, this is really the only other musical this year. I’m glad for it. ..
FAMILY
RYAN: Finally! I feel like I’ve been waiting for this movie forever! CHUCK: Since I was 12. RYAN: (laughs) This movie is so right. Disney went back to their roots by tapping an age-old fairy tale for the basis of Frozen, Hans Christian Anderson’s The Snow Queen; and this is the second Anderson story they’ve adapted. The first, of ..
MUSICAL
RYAN: Hello, The Sapphires! This movie is kind of coming out of nowhere. It’s not a major release. It hasn’t sparked too much buzz and in a year without any musicals, here it is and I love, love, love this movie! CAROLINE: Ok, breathe. Tell me all about it. RYAN: It’s based on the story ..
RYAN: I’m almost too giddy to even talk about Les Misérables. Most anticipated movie of the year is an understatement. CAROLINE: I have been absolutely dying to see this too. As collective musical theater geeks, there couldn’t be a movie more tailor made for us, LBH. RYAN: We both loved the show on Broadway, and ..
