Episode 380 – Two Chewbaccas!

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This Week: Kevin takes aim at a couple things in this episode, namely backwards-minded studios who still think that reviewers only have an audience in the city where they live. But before his rants about that, he talks about some news and moves into the reviews of Guardians of the Galaxy, Get on Up, I Origins, Life Itself and the ambitious but disappointing Boyhood. Kevin also ponders whether dumb action movies with women are still okay for feminism and what you can pick up on DVD and Blu-ray this week.

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‘Guardians of the Galaxy’ Movie Review



guardiansofthegalaxyGUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY
(PG-13)
****1/2 (out of 5)

August 1, 2014

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Chris Pratt as PETER QUILL
Zoe Saldana as GAMORA
Dave Bautista as DRAX
Vin Diesel as GROOT
Bradley Cooper as ROCKET
Lee Pace as RONAN
Michael Rooker as YONDU UDONTA
Karen Gillan as NEBULA
Djimon Hounsou as KORATH
John C. Reilly as CORPSMAN DEY
Glenn Close as NOVA PRIME
Benicio Del Toro as THE COLLECTOR

Studio: Marvel

Directed by: James Gunn
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‘Lucy’ Movie Review



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(R)
**** (out of 5)

July 25, 2014

STARRING
Scarlett Johansson as LUCY
Morgan Freeman as PROFESSOR NORMAN
Min-sik Choi as MR. JANG
Amr Waked as PIERRE DEL RIO
Julian Rhind-Tutt as THE LIMEY
Pilou Asbæk as RICHARD
Analeigh Tipton as CAROLINE

Studio: Universal

Directed by: Luc Besson
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‘Dawn of the Planet of the Apes’ Movie Review



dawnoftheplanetoftheapesDAWN OF THE PLANET OF THE APES
(PG-13)
*** (out of 5)

July 11, 2014

STARRING
Andy Serkis as CAESAR
Jason Clarke as MALCOLM
Gary Oldman as DREYFUS
Keri Russell as ELLIE
Toby Kebbell as KOBA

Studio: 20th Century Fox

Directed by: Matt Reeves
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‘Hercules’ Movie Review



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(PG-13)
* (out of 5)

July 25, 2014

STARRING
Dwayne Johnson as HERCULES
Ian McShane as AMPHIARAUS
John Hurt as LORD COTYS
Rufus Sewell as AUTOLYCUS
Aksel Hennie as TYDEUS
Ingrid Bolsø Berdal as ATALANTA
Reece Ritchie as IOLAUS
Joseph Fiennes as KING EURYSTHEUS
Tobias Santelmann as RHESUS
Peter Mullen as SITACLES
Rebecca Ferguson as ERGNIA

Studio: Paramount

Directed by: Brett Ratner
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‘Under the Skin’ Blu-ray Review



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(R)
MOVIE: ****1/2 (out of 5)
BLU-RAY EXPERIENCE: *** (out of 5)

STARRING
Scarlett Johansson as THE WOMAN

Studio: A24

Directed by: Jonathan Glazer
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‘Rio 2’ Blu-ray Review



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(G)
MOVIE: *** (out of 5)
BLU-RAY EXPERIENCE: **1/2 (out of 5)

STARRING
Anne Hathaway as JEWEL
Jesse Eisenberg as BLU
Jemaine Clement as NIGEL
Kristin Chenoweth as GABI
Bruno Mars as ROBERTO
George Lopez as RAFAEL
Tracy Morgan as LUIZ
Leslie Mann as LINDA
Rodrigo Santoro as TULIO
Andy Garcia as EDUARDO
Jamie Foxx as NICO

Studio: 20th Century Fox

Directed by: Carlos Saldanha
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‘Once Upon a Time in Vietnam’ DVD Review



onceuponatimeinvietnamdvdONCE UPON A TIME IN VIETNAM

(R)
MOVIE: *1/2 (out of 5)
DVD EXPERIENCE: ** (out of 5)

STARRING
Dustin Nguyen as MASER DAO
Thanh Van Ngo as ANH
Roger Yuan as GENERAL LONG
Hieu Hien as HUY

Studio: Lionsgate

Directed by: Dustin Nguyen
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Marathon Chat #4

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On This Episode: For the fourth installment of the Marathon Chat, Fat Guy Kevin Carr and known jock-ass Joe Neff turn away from the marathon tradition to talk about the upcoming Rockpocalypse all-night movie event at the Drexel Theater in beautiful downtown Bexley, Ohio, on August 2 starting at 9 pm and running past dawn. At this event, there will be four cheesy pop music films, featuring everything from doing the Freddie to staying at the YMCA. Titles include Cuckoo Patrol, The Day the Music Died, Can’t Stop the Music and Incident at Channel Q. Kevin and Joe also talk a little bit more about the upcoming Shock Around the Clock 24-hour Horror Movie Marathon in October, including some teases as to what might be in the rest of the line-up. (Of course, if you come to Rockpocalypse, you might be the first people on the planet to learn the truth of this one.) Pray for a cameo from YoGorilla!

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Episode 379 – I Like to Have Sex in the Movies

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This Week: Kevin gets set to offend the women in the audience for dissing the new trailer for Fifty Shades of Grey. For good measure, he also has a few things to say about the trailer for Dear White People just in case there aren’t enough people mad at him. But first, he explains why he doesn’t go to the San Diego Comic-Con, then talks about some news from the event. Later, he reviews the new movies Hercules, Lucy, And So It Goes and Wish I Was Here before also giving his final thoughts on Dawn of the Planet of the Apes. Then, he’s left with box office and the DVD Round-Up before riding off into the sunset.

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‘Transcendence’ Blu-ray Review



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(PG-13)
MOVIE: *** (out of 5)
BLU-RAY EXPERIENCE: **1/2 (out of 5)

STARRING
Johnny Depp as WILL CASTER
Rebecca Hall as EVELYN CASTER
Paul Bettany as MAX WATERS
Cillian Murphy as AGENT BUCHANAN
Kate Mara as BREE
Cole Hauser as COLONEL STEVENS
Morgan Freeman as JOSEPH TAGGER
Clifton Collins Jr. as MARTIN

Studio: Warner Bros.

Directed by: Wally Pfister
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‘Red Leaves’ Movie Review



redleavesRED LEAVES
(not rated)
*** (out of 5)

STARRING
Debebe Eshetu as MASGANIO
Hanna Haiela as ZEHAVA
Meir Dassa as BARUCH
Solomon Mersha as MOSHE
Shula Moli as ORLY
Ruti Asarsai as BOSNA
David Getahun as MATAN
Molla Megistu as ACHNEP
Yuval Yaacov as HAI
Adiel Zamro as TAITU

Studio: Daroma Productions

Directed by: Bazi Gete
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‘Dancing Arabs’ Movie Review



dancingarabsDANCING ARABS
(not rated)
*** (out of 5)

STARRING
Tawfeek Barhom as EYAD
Yaël Abecassis as EDNA
Alie Suliman as SALAH
Michael Moshonov as JONATHAN
Danielle Kitzis as NAOMI
Marlene Bajali as AISHA
Laëtitia Eïdo as FAHIMA
Razi Gabareen as YOUNG EYAD
Norman Issa as JAMAL
Loai Nofi as WAJDI

Studio: The Israel Film Fund

Directed by: Eran Riklis
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‘Gett: The Trial of Viviane Amsalam’ Movie Review



gettGETT: THE TRIAL OF VIVIANE AMSALAM
(not rated)
**** (out of 5)

STARRING
Ronit Elkabetz as VIVIANE ANSALEM
Simon Abkarian as ELISHA AMSALEM
Menashe Noy as CARMEL BEN TOVIM
Sasson Gabay as RABBI SHIMON
Eli Gornstein as HEAD RABBI SOLMION
Rami Danon as RABBI DANINO
Roberto Pollak as RABBI ABRAHAM
Albert Illuz as MEIR
Evelin Hagoel as EVELYN BEN CHOUCHAN
Ruby Porat Shoval as RACHEL AMZALLEG
Ze’ev Revach as SIMO
Dalia Beger as DONNA ABOUKASSIS
Avraham Selektar as SHMUEL AZOULAY
Shmil Ben Ari as YA’AKOV BEN HAROUCH
Gabi Amrani as HAIM

Studio: Deux Beaux Garcons Films

Directed by: Ronit Elkabetz & Shlomi Elkabetz
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