COMEDY
RYAN: This is a remake of the 1960 film starring Yul Brynner which I didn’t see. But this one marvelously epic. It’s shot in a way that looks like Gone with the Wind. There is a majestic, sweeping scope. CHUCK: The western frontier, if you will. RYAN: It’s the western to end all westerns. Everything about it ..
BIOPIC
RYAN: Director Oliver Stone is really the King of the biopic. Joseph Gordon-Levitt stars as the whistle-blower, who between 2004 – 2013 worked at the CIA and other places, raising questions about whether government has the right to spy on us – all in the name of national security. JGL is amazing in this. He ..
COMEDY
RYAN: 12 years after Edge or Reason, and 15 since the Diary, comes the third installment of the franchise and it’s really great to revisit these characters. CAROLINE: Even after Renee’s been through the ringer with her face. RYAN: (laughs) Yes but she looks fantastic in this movie. CAROLINE: It might have been filmed prior to her BPS ..
BIOPIC
RYAN: And thus the Oscar race begins – this is a biopic focusing on one chapter of pilot Chesley “Sully” Sullenberger which is truly cinematic, fascinating and heroic. Expertly Directed by Clint Eastwood, starring Tom Hanks who is nomination worthy here. He’s just as great as he’s ever been. We often see legends adapted to ..
COMEDY
RYAN: This is a new dramedy directed by and starring John Krasinski. It features one of the best ensemble casts I’ve ever seen. It’s so perfectly balanced between the drama and comedy – and several are like that – but this is the first one wherein I’ve ever been able to simultaneously be sad/crying and ..
DRAMA
RYAN: This movie kind of snuck up out of nowhere. I wasn’t really aware of it until I was invited to review it as an online screener – which is key because viewing it at home had several implications. CAROLINE: That, clearly, requires some explanation. RYAN: Well when you’re watching at home, there are distractions ..
DRAMA
RYAN: This is a romantic drama, based on a best-selling novel, which is a real tearjerker. I love the stars – Alicia Vikander and Michael Fassbender. They fell in love, in real life, on the set of this film and are currently an item. So you know their chemistry is real. I love this movie ..
HORROR
RYAN: This horror film is from the “makers of Evil Dead” which means it’s produced by Sam Raimi and that’s a good thing. You can definitely see his influence in this film. Expectations have to be low going into any horror movie because they’re so often bad and not scary. And while i won’t be kept up ..
BIOPIC
RYAN: This is a biopic of Roberto Duran – a Panamanian boxer from the 70s/80s. I wasn’t interested in seeing this movie and then it turned out much better than expected. It’s very easy to watch and his life is a good story; the boxing sequences are shot differently than I’ve seen in other boxing ..
DRAMA
RYAN: I’m glad to be joined by Tina Eghbali for this review – This movie is so powerful and intelligent. It’s a drama that plays like a crime thriller – so intense it felt more like a horror movie. I turned to you at one point and said, “this movie is killing me!” because the ..
BIOPIC
RYAN: This movie has one of the best trailers of the year. I’ve mostly stopped watching trailers, on the whole, but did catch this one and have been psyched to see it ever since. And the movie itself is terrific. It’s such a satisfying period film that is detailed in design but really stylized in ..
FAMILY
RYAN: The original Pete’s Dragon from 1977 is one of my all time favorite movies – within my top 10. I was super nervous about this because it has been remade without being a musical and the original songs are so brilliant. The names have changed, there are other characters and this movie had to be exceptional ..
