This Week: Kevin kicks things off with a postmortem of The Marvels as he looks at the box office. Then, he checks out new trailers for Mr. Monk’s Last Case and Mean Girls. Later, he reviews Wish, Napoleon, Thanksgiving, Maestro and Planes, Trains and Automobiles before heading into the Home-Cinema Round-Up with a spotlight on RiffTrax’s The Bride and the Beast. Happy Turkey Day, everyone!
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This Week: Kevin starts off with a chat about the Taylor Swift concert film and why he didn’t see it. Then he talks about the box office and the SAG/AFTRA strike before looking at new trailers for The Marvels and The Iron Claw. Later, he plays some interviews he had with the creative team behind Maestro before reviewing The Burial, Totally Killer and Creepshow: Season 3. Finally, he wraps things up with a Friday the 13th look at V/H/S/85 in the Home Cinema Round-Up!
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This Week: Kevin kicks things off with a look at some box office news and union information. Next, he checks out new trailers for The Beekeeper and The Toxic Avenger. Later, he reviews The Exorcist: Believer, Pet Sematary: Bloodlines, Strange Way of Life, Maestro and Loki: Season 2. Finally, he wraps things up with a look back at It Came from Outer Space in the Home-Cinema Round-Up!
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This Week: Kevin opens the show with some updates on release dates and theater openings. Then he looks at some new trailers for The Nevers and Stowaway. Next, he looks at the new releases Nobody, Into the Dark: Blood Moon, Violation, The Irregulars and Solar Opposites: Season 2. Finally, he wraps things up with a look at the Blu-ray of Promising Young Woman in the Home-Cinema Round-Up!
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This Week: Kevin starts things off with a look back at 2020 and the incredible ups and downs he has seen in movies as well as his personal life. Then, he looks at some trailers of his most anticipated 2020 releases moved to 2021. Next, he reviews News of the World, Soul, Promising Young Woman, Wonder Woman 1984 and The Midnight Sky. Finally, he wraps things up with a list of selections of what to watch on Christmas weekend and where you can find it all.
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This Week: Kevin straps on his Walther PPK and hops in his vintage Aston Martin, heading towards a rendezvous with secret agent 007. But first, he looks at some news, including the row between Quentin Tarantino and the FOP. Later, he covers some trailers and reviews some movies, including Spectre, The Peanuts Movie, Miss You Already and Suffragette. Finally, he gives a quick James Bond retrospective and offers some picks for home cinema viewing.
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Rated PG-13
Opens: May 1, 2015
Studio: Fox Searchlight
Starring: Juno Temple, Carey Mulligan, Michael Sheen, Tom Sturridge, Matthias Schoenaerts
Directed by: Thomas Vinterberg
Kevin says Far From the Madding Crowd kinda sucks!
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This Week: Kevin takes a break from talking too much about gender politics in Hollywood (though not completely) to run down some development and TV news. Then he looks at trailers for some fall movies, one which may be unexpected good and another that will have fans freaking out with holographic rage. Later, Kevin reviews a huge slate of big and small films, including Mad Max: Fury Road, Pitch Perfect 2, Far From the Madding Crowd, I Am Big Bird: The Caroll Spinney Story, Animals and Echoes of War. Finally, Kevin explains why the Bellas might beat the Avengers at the box office before unleashing his Cylon raiders on the galaxy-famous DVD Round-Up!
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Rated R
Opens: December 6, 2013
Studio: CBS Films
Starring: Oscar Isaac, Carey Mulligan, John Goodman, Garrett Hedlund, Justin Timberlake
Directed by: Ethan Coen, Joel Coen
Kevin says Inside Llewyn Davis kinda rocks!
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THE GREAT GATSBY
(PG-13)
MOVIE: *** (out of 5)
BLU-RAY EXPERIENCE: **** (out of 5)
STARRING
Leonardo DiCaprio as JAY GATSBY
Tobey Maguire as NICK CARRAWAY
Carey Mulligan as DAISY BUCHANAN
Joel Edgerton as TOM BUCHANAN
Elizabeth Debicki as JORDAN BAKER
Isla Fisher as MYRTLE WILSON
Jason Clarke as GEORGE B. WILSON
Studio: Warner Bros.
Directed by: Baz Luhrmann
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Rated PG-13
Opens: May 10, 2013
Studio: Warner Bros.
Starring: Leonardo DiCaprio, Tobey Maguire, Joel Edgerton, Carey Mulligan and Isla Fisher
Directed by: Baz Luhrmann
Kevin says The Great Gatsby kinda sucks!
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This Week: Kevin welcomes Kristin back into the Magical Studio in the Sky with wine and roses, but really all she wants is some clean drinking water after her Peruvian adventure. After chatting about the box office, they talk about the crazy creatures Kristin saw in Peru, then they move onto the reviews of The Great Gatsby, Peeples and Aftershock. Kevin also relays his story of seeing The Great Gatsby with poor projection and the insane consequences he faced when he complained to the theater manager about it. Later, they take a voicemail from Thomas from Seattle and round up the DVDs of the week.
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Rated NC-17
Opens: December 2, 2011
Studio: Fox Searchlight
Starring: Michael Fassbender, Carey Mulligan, James Badge Dale, Nicole Beharie and Hannah Ware
Directed by: Steve McQueen
Kevin says Shame ROCKS!
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DRIVESeptember 16, 2011
STARRING
Ryan Gosling as DRIVER
Carey Mulligan as IRENE
Bryan Cranston as SHANNON
Albert Brooks as BERNIE ROSE
Oscar Isaac as STANDARD
Christina Hendricks as BLANCHE
Ron Perlman as NINO
Directed by: Nicolas Winding Refn
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SHAME