COMEDY
RYAN: This movie is now playing in limited release and available on demand. I watched it via iTunes, was interested in it because of the cast and the concept. I had high expectations but am pretty disappointed. CAROLINE: That’a a bummer. Why did you have expectations? RYAN: The trailer is super cute and clever. And ..
DRAMA
RYAN: Expanding release nationwide this weekend is The Invisible Woman, which came out in larger cities last year. It’s the second movie directed by Ralph Fiennes and he stars as Charles Dickens. It costars Kristin Scott Thomas and Felicity Jones and it’s very slow and confusing, to the point of boring. CHUCK: Confusing is the simplest ..
SCI FI / FANTASY
RYAN: I love a good monster movie. I like scary movies. Sadly this movie is neither of those things. CAROLINE: Ah that’s too bad. What’s the deal with this movie? It didn’t screen for critics. Never a good sign. RYAN: RIght. It was originally supposed to come out in February of 2013 but then was ..
FAMILY
RYAN: The Nut Job is the first new animated movie of the year and I like a family film, but coming off the heels of 2013, a stellar year for animated features with Frozen, The Croods, Monsters University, Despicable Me 2, Cloudy 2, etc… this movie was all over the place. This one is substandard in comparison; should have ..
DRAMA
RYAN: This is from direcotr Spike Jonze, whom I really don’t like as a filmmaker; but Her is getting much buzz and attention this awards season and I tend to enjoy Joaquin, so I went into it open minded. That being said, I hated this movie and it’s one of my least faves of the year. ..
HORROR
RYAN: This is technically the fifth Paranormal Activity movie but it’s really a spin-off. It’s a completely different kind of chapter that relates to the lore and is actually a step up from the typical ones, but still not good. CAROLINE: I can’t say I’m surprised. We both saw the first Paranormal Activity together and ..
BIOPIC
RYAN: This is a new biopic starring Benedict Cumberbatch who’s having a very good year. In this he plays Julian Assange, the founder of WikiLeaks. And while this movie has a good director and cast, it was one of the most painful movies to sit through; especially off the heels of great movies recently like Gravity and Captain ..
ACTION
RYAN: Runner Runner is a gambling crime drama starring Justin Timberlake and I’d like to start there because one, Justin is not a great actor and two, what business does Ben Affleck have playing second fiddle to JT? CAROLINE: [laughs’ Oh totally! It’s kind of a joke. RYAN: Ben’s a good actor but horribly miscast ..
BIOPIC
RYAN: This is the new movie from director Ron Howard and I did not connect with this film at all. It’s about rival race car drivers, based on a true story, and I didn’t care if either of them would have crashed and burned. CHUCK: [laughs’ Ok. And I felt the opposite. I loved it. ..
INDEPENDENT
RYAN: This is a new indie from writer, director, editor and actor Joe Swanberg who’s very connected in the indie circuit of Hollywood. It stars Oivia Wilde, Jake Johnson, Anna Kendrick and Ron Livingston. It’s a frustrating movie because it’s all build up and no release. It felt very predictable but then just fizzled out. ..
DRAMA
RYAN: Passion stars Rachel McAdams and Noomi Rapace who are both former Sherlock Holmes damsels. It was written and directed by Brian De Palma and it jumps genres halfway through the movie, from a drama to a psychological thriller and I liked the first half much better. CHUCK: It’s a bipolar movie. RYAN: [laughs’ Seriously! ..
ACTION
RYAN: Riddick is the third in a series of films about the character portrayed by Vin Diesel. I didn’t see the first two, so went in cold. It’s prehistoric meets the future – very sic fi/boy movie. The script is corny. Vin is a lousy actor. The other actors are fine and some effects are cool. ..
