‘Oculus’ Movie Review



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(R)
***1/2 (out of 5)

April 11, 2014

STARRING
Karen Gillan as KAYLIE RUSSELL
Brenton Thwaites as TIM RUSSELL
Katee Sackhoff as MARIE RUSSELL
Rory Cochrane as ALAN RUSSELL
Annalise Basso as YOUNG KAYLIE
Garrett Ryan as YOUNG TIM

Studio: Relativity Media

Directed by: Mike Flanagan
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‘Under the Skin’ Movie Review



undertheskinUNDER THE SKIN
(R)
**** (out of 5)

April 4, 2014

STARRING
Scarlett Johansson as THE WOMAN

Studio: A24

Directed by: Jonathan Glazer
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‘The Raid 2’ Movie Review



theraid2THE RAID 2
(R)
***1/2 (out of 5)

April 11, 2014

STARRING
Iko Uwais as RAMA
Julie Estelle as HAMMER GIRL
Yayan Ruhian as PRAKOSO
Arifin Putra as UCOK
Donny Alamsyah as ANDI
Oka Antara as EKA
Alex Abbad as BEJO
Tio Pakusodewo as BANGUN

Studio: Sony Pictures Classics

Directed by: Gareth Huw Evans
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Episode 364 – The Scarlett Johansson Nudity Factor

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This Week: Kevin settles in for a fat weekend at the movie. After rattling through some news, he begrudgingly looks ahead to the new Hercules movie then tears apart pretentious independent filmmaking with his take on American Blogger. New movies to review this week include Draft Day, Rio 2, Oculus, The Raid 2, Dom Hemingway and Under the Skin. Finally, he covers the quick box office and offers some recommendations for home viewing in the DVD Round-Up!


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‘The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug’ Blu-ray Review



thehobbit2bdTHE HOBBIT: THE DESOLATION OF SMAUG

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

STARRING
Ian McKellen as GANDALF
Martin Freeman as BILBO
Richard Armitage as THORIN
Benedict Cumberbatch as SMAUG
Orlando Bloom as LEGOLAS
Evangeline Lilly as TAURIEL
Luke Evans as BARD THE BOWMAN
Lee Pace as THRANDUIL

Studio: Warner Bros.

Directed by: Peter Jackson
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‘Grudge Match’ Blu-ray Review



grudgematchbdGRUDGE MATCH

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

STARRING
Robert De Niro as BILLY “THE KID” MCDONNEN
Sylvester Stallone as HENRY “RAZOR” SHARP
Kevin Hart as DANTE SLATE, JR.
Alan Arkin as LIGHTNING
Kim Basinger as SALLY ROSE
Jon Bernthal as B.J.
Joey Diaz as MIKEY

Studio: Warner Bros.

Directed by: Peter Segal
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Episode 363 – Buffoon Radio Personality

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This Week: Kevin reminds the audience about how sexy he is and how he is an American hero with rippling muscles and a genius brain. He proves this by deeply analyzing the finale of How I Met Your Mother before looking at some upcoming trailers. Then he breaks out reviews for Captain America: The Winter Solider, Nymphomaniac: Volume II, In the Blood and Alan Partridge: The Movie. He also brushes past Island of Lemurs: Madagascar before giving his genius box office predictions and rustling the DVD Round-Up!


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