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RYAN: What a great week for new movies! We just saw The Martian and it’s such a fun, thrilling, manful movie that’s very Gravity meets Cast Away. This is the movie I’d hoped Interstellar had been. CHUCK: Absolutely. It’s not your Jerry Bruckheimer’s version of space. It has many levels – moments of levity mixed with ..
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RYAN: I remember when I first heard about this movie, I was very excited about it. A sci fi/thriller, with Ben Kingsley and Ryan Reynolds… there seems to be a lot of good potential here but it’s not as impressive as I’d hoped it would be. CAROLINE: I’m less intrigued by sci fi than you ..
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RYAN: Terminator Genisys is the new, huge summer blockbuster for the 4th of July weekend, 2015, and it’s my first Terminator movie so I’m thrilled to review it as a stand alone film. But I’m equally thrilled to have Michael Weiss join me for the review because he has seen all of the Terminator films. I really enjoyed this ..
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RYAN: This is the fourth film in the Jurassic Park franchise, but it’s really more of a remake, or reboot, than a sequel. It’s executive produced by Steven Spielberg, and I loved it for all the reasons I loved the first one. It’s very similar. It hits all of the same beats, in terms of ..
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RYAN: Tomorrowland is a new, live-action Disney adventure film based on that area of the Magic Kingdom in DisneyWorld and Disneyland. And I’m so impressed with the story and the characters they’ve developed around this area. It’s real Disney magic at work and I feel as though they’ve unfrozen Walt from his cryogenic freeze just ..
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RYAN: I’m thrilled to be joined in this review by Nick Seidler, an avid sci fi fan, Dr. Who expert, and a viewer of the previous three Mad Max films. This is the first one I’ve seen so I look forward to your thoughts, in context of the franchise. NICK: Thank you for including me. ..
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RYAN: This is a sci fi, romantic drama with a bit of fantasy that’s almost like a grown-up fairy tale, due to the narration. There’s a real storybook-come-to-life quality to this film. It’s enchanting, sophisticated and mature. CHUCK: Yes I’d say it’s more fantasy than sci fi, even though it tries to use science to ..
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RYAN: I’m freaking out over how great this movie is. It’s so good on so many levels. It’s the first film this year that’s truly Oscar caliber, and early on; I’m talking design, performances, screenplay, even Best Picture nom… there are so many strengths. It’s written and directed by Alex Garland who is a prolific ..
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RYAN: I’m psyched to review this new indie film by writer/director Michael Williams who also produced, shot and edited it, BTW. I discovered him on Facebook and contacted him a while ago, as an Oz fan, when I saw he was working on this sci fi movie, inspired by Oz. He was gracious to keep in touch ..
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RYAN: It’s the sequel to Divergent and prequel to Allegiant Parts 1 and 2 – and I liked the first one better and the things I liked best about this movie are the things that harkened back to the first film – the simulations, effects and action. That’s where this movie really soars. KIM: Yes the action is fabulous. ..
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RYAN: It’s the live action adaptation of Disney’s 1950 animated classic Cinderella and it did not disappoint! In fact, it may do for fairy tale movies what Marvel has been doing for superhero films. It’s really taken to the next level. Disney’s been doing them for the last few years with Alice in Wonderland, Oz the Great and ..
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RYAN: This is a new sic fi, action film from the same writer/director of District 9 and Elysium. And it features Hugh Jackman with a mullet. Actually all of the hairstyles in this movie have to be the worst in film history. It takes place in somewhat near-future South Africa and fashion has apparently devolved into punk ..
