FAMILY
RYAN: This is the new prequel to the Despicable Me franchise and it’s very cute. It’s just what you’d expect from these little guys. It’s a bit more juvenile. Seeing it so close to Inside Out, which was so brilliant and profound, this movie seems much less-than. But it’s great and cute. LEAH: I have not seen ..
DOCUMENTARY
RYAN: The new Amy Winehouse documentary is really great because you to spend some time with her again. She was so unbelievably talented, born with a gift, She was so unique and really one of the greats, gone too soon. But also from the minute that the doc starts, it’s heartbreaking because you know how it ends. Drugs ..
ACTION
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 ..
COMEDY
RYAN: It’s the sequel to 2012’s sleeper hit Magic Mike, but this time without director Steven Soderbergh, Matthew McConaughey and Alex Pettyfer. I recall favorably reviewing but being underwhelmed by the spice in the first one and surprised by it’s unexpected success. But, alas, sex sells and here’s the sequel. CAROLINE: I hope you at least went ..
COMEDY
RYAN: This is a new indie that could very well be a breakthrough film for this year. You have a certain set of expectations when you’re going into a movie where you know a character has cancer – and is a teenager, no less. You’re prepared to be sad. This movie is different though – ..
COMEDY
RYAN: Writer, director, voice over actor, star Seth MacFarlane is back with the sequel to Ted and it’s kinda more of the same, but with Amanda Seyfried instead of Mila Kunis. CAROLINE: Oh no, really? Or maybe that’s a good thing, considering what a hit Ted was while his cowboy movie tanked. RYAN: Right. It’s certainly way ..
FAMILY
RYAN: It’s the new Disney-Pixar film, made in 3D, and it’s all about the different emotions inside a little girl’s head. This film is genius; so fantastic and so good and I loved it so much that I literally forgot that I had to review it. I began to forget the mental notes I usually take during a ..
ACTION
RYAN: This is a new action/crime drama starring Jean Dujardin – the best actor Oscar winner for The Artist in 2011. It’s in French with subtitles and it’s fantastic! CAROLINE: Oui, I bet it is. RYAN: I love French but that’s beside the point. This is such a juicy story, loosely based on the true ..
ACTION
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 ..
ACTION
RYAN: It’s this week’s new, Summer blockbuster, courtesy of Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson. And there are a lot of rocks flying around in this movie. CAROLINE: God. That’s not even a little punny. RYAN: Right? That’s just to give you an example of how bad the script is in this movie. It can barely recover. ..
ACTION
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 ..
ACTION
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. ..
