ROMANTIC COMEDY
RYAN: Austenland is a new rom-com starring Keri Russell, one of many loosely adapted and inspired by the works of Jane Austen. I love the premise of this movie because I wholeheartedly relate to being an uber-fan/geek for the books I love and indulging in them. Keri plays a character who’s so obsessed with Jane ..
ROMANTIC COMEDY
RYAN: This is the new dramedy starring Kristen Wiig, Annette Benning and Darren Criss. It’s quirky and unusual and B-movie-ish but it’s a cute indie that I semi-liked. CHUCK: It had it’s effective moments of both drama and comedy. I love Kristen Wiig and she’s good here. RYAN: But she’s serving up the same ..
DRAMA
RYAN: I just adore this movie. It’s so much like real life – painful, funny, sincere, heartbreaking, with real ups and downs emotionally – one of my faves of the year so far. CAROLINE: Wow really? It’s only month five. RYAN: I know. But so far, this is one of the biggest reactions I’ve had ..
ROMANTIC COMEDY
RYAN: I was initially leery of this film because Tyler Perry is associated with it and we know his movies are never that good. CAROLINE: Right and they don’t even screen for critics. But he didn’t write or direct this one; he just produced. RYAN: And thankfully, this movie is the better for it. It’s ..
ROMANTIC COMEDY
RYAN: It’s the first romantic comedy of the year and has one of the greatest ensemble casts ever assembled. We have Robin WIlliams, Diane Keaton, Susan Sarandon, Robert DeNiro… CARRIE: Amanda Seyfriend, Katherine Heigl… RYAN: Topher Grace and Ben Barnes, who did not get top billing which is interesting? CARRIE: Who is Ben Barnes? RYAN: ..
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 was really annoyed by this movie coming out now. It looks like such a cheesy, cliche film. And LBH, Gerry Butler hasn’t been making very good movies lately. CAROLINE: True. Was it that bad? RYAN: No. It’s actually not so bad. It’s not great; but it’s a typical, filler, rom com. CAROLINE: Ah, ..
COMEDY
RYAN: One of my most anticipated movies of the year, “Australia,” which re-teams Nicole Kidman with director Baz Luhrmann, is quite a masterpiece. CAROLINE: I’m not sure that’s the word I would use. RYAN: Didn’t you think it was an epic, gorgeous, sweeping tale? CAROLINE: Sure, but masterpiece implies that it’s his best movie ever ..
