Episode 357 – Boo-dee-hoo-hoo!

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This Week: Kevin battles a violent episode of the show with raging volcanoes, CIA wet-work specialists, murdering Victorian-era Parisan housewives and planes from Pearl Harbor. He also weighs in on the Fantastic Four casting news as well as highlights the Guardians of the Galaxy trailer before heading into the movie reviews. This week’s selections include Pompeii, 3 Days to Kill, In Secret and The Wind Rises. Later, he plays a kudos voice mail, goes through the box office, rips on Katherine Heigl and dresses down Shia LaBeouf in response to James Franco’s New York Times letter of support. Just a standard day at the office in the Magical Studio in the Sky.


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Episode 356 – A Giant 200-Pound Mosquito

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This Week: Kevin promises a toilet (and walls) for everyone visiting the Magical Studio in the Sky, unlike the conditions in Sochi. Then, he goes over a scattershot of news stories before looking at two new trailers. Then, it’s back to the 80s as Kevin looks at the remakes of RoboCop, Endless Love and About Last Night. He also sounds off about Winter’s Tale before weighing in on the box office and the Samuel L. Jackson kerfuffle of the week. Finally, Kevin answers a listener email and rounds up the DVDs and Blu-rays.


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‘About Last Night’ Movie Review



aboutlastnightABOUT LAST NIGHT
(R)
***1/2 (out of 5)

February 14, 2014

STARRING
Kevin Hart as BERNIE
Michael Ealy as DANNY
Regina Hall as JOAN
Joy Bryant as DEBBIE
Christopher MacDonald as CASEY MCNEIL

Studio: Columbia Pictures

Directed by: Steve Pink
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‘RoboCop’ Movie Review



robocopROBOCOP
(PG-13)
** (out of 5)

February 12, 2014

STARRING
Joel Kinnaman as ALEX MURPHY
Gary Oldman as DR. DENNETT NORTON
Michael Keaton as RAYMOND SELLARS
Abbie Cornish as CLARA MURPHY
Jackie Earle Haley as RICK MATTOX
Michael K. Williams as JACK LEWIS
Jennifer Ehle as LIZ KLINE
Jay Baruchel as TOM POPE
Marianne Jean-Baptiste as CHIEF KAREN DEAN
Samuel L. Jackson as PAT NOVAK

Studio: Columbia Pictures/MGM

Directed by: José Padilha
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‘The Lego Movie’ Movie Review



thelegomovieTHE LEGO MOVIE
(PG)
**** (out of 5)

February 7, 2014

STARRING
Chris Pratt as EMMET
Will Ferrell as LORD BUSINESS
Elizabeth Banks as WYLDSTYLE
Will Arnett as BATMAN
Morgan Freeman as VITRUVIUS
Liam Neeson as BAD COP

Studio: Warner Bros.

Directed by: Phil Lord, Christopher Miller
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‘The Monuments Men’ Movie Review



themonumentsmenTHE MONUMENTS MEN
(PG-13)
*** (out of 5)

February 7, 2014

STARRING
George Clooney as FRANK STOKES
Matt Damon as JAMES GRANGER
Bill Murray as RICHARD CAMPBELL
Cate Blanchett as CLAIRE SIMONE
John Goodman as WALTER GARFIELD
Jean Dujardin as JEAN CLAUDE CLERMONT
Hugh Bonneville as DONALD JEFFRIES
Bob Balaban as PRESTON SAVITZ

Studio: Columbia Pictures

Directed by: George Clooney
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Episode 355 – Everything Is Awesome!

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This Week: Kevin starts of the awesome show with a little bit of somberness, as he makes a serious discussion about the whole Woody Allen fiasco. Later, he slows things down again to pay his respects to Philip Seymour Hoffman and Maximilian Schell. However, things look up when he takes a peek at a couple Super Bowl movie spots and later reviews The Lego Movie and The Monuments Men. He also attempts to review Vampire Academy, though discovers a massive conspiracy by the Weinsteins to hide the movie from… well, everyone. Later, he gives his sure-to-be-perfect box office prediction and rounds up some DVDs and Blu-rays. Awesome!


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