This Week: Kevin looks at some shenanigans in the box office reporting for everything from Ocean’s 8 and Hereditary to Solo: A Star Wars Story. Then, he looks at the new trailers for First Man and Halloween. Later, he reviews Incredibles 2, Tag, Superfly, The Seagull and Won’t You Be My Neighbor? Finally, Kevin looks back at the new Tomb Raider movie on Blu-ray.
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This week’s suggestions of new content on Blu-ray, DVD and streaming for maximum home viewing enjoyment.
Be sure to listen live each Tuesday morning on 700 WLW, when Kevin gives his top recommendations to Mike McConnell.
Also, tune in each week to the Fat Guys at the Movies radio program to hear Kevin talk about the top recommendations for home cinema for the week.
Inside Out
Rated PG
Studio: Disney
Formats available: 3D BD, BD, DVD, VOD
Pixar does it again with this brilliant animated film about a young girl’s emotions inside her head. It’s a great treat for the whole family and one of the best films of the year. (Bonus content includes shorts, multiple behind-the-scenes featurettes, deleted scenes, commentary and trailers.)
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This Week: Kevin starts off the show with an appropriate reaction to the theater shooting last week and whether this should lead to metal detectors in movie theaters. (Spoiler alert: it doesn’t, and that suggestion stemmed from vulturous media outlets trying to get readers and web hits in the wake of a tragedy.) Then, after the trailer park, Kevin reviews Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation, Vacation, Infinitely Polar Bear, A Lego Brickumentary and The Stanford Prison Experiment. Finally, he gives his unique take on the box office and offers up some DVD recommendations.
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THEY CAME TOGETHER
(R)
MOVIE: **** (out of 5)
BLU-RAY EXPERIENCE: ***1/2 (out of 5)
STARRING
Paul Rudd as JOEL
Amy Poehler as MOLLY
Cobie Smulders as TIFFANY
Christopher Meloni as ROLAND
Max Greenfield as JAKE
Bill Hader as KYLE
Ellie Kemper as KAREN
Jason Mantzoukas as BOB
Melanie Lynskey as BRENDA
Ed Helms as EGGBERT
Michael Ian Black as TREVOR
Studio: Lionsgate
Directed by: David Wain
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THE HANGOVER: PART III
(R)
MOVIE: ***1/2 (out of 5)
BLU-RAY EXPERIENCE: *** (out of 5)
STARRING
Bradley Cooper as PHIL
Ed Helms as STU
Zach Galifianakis as ALAN
Justin Bartha as DOUG
Ken Jeong as CHOW
John Goodman as MARSHALL
Melissa McCarthy as CASSIE
Heather Graham as JADE
Mike Epps as BLACK DOUG
Studio: Warner Bros.
Directed by: Todd Phillips
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THE OFFICE: SEASON NINE
(not rated)
MOVIE: **** (out of 5)
BLU-RAY EXPERIENCE: **** (out of 5)
STARRING
Rainn Wilson as DWIGHT SCHRUTE
John Krasinski as JIM HALPERT
Jenna Fischer as PAM HALPERT
Ed Helms as ANDY BERNARD
Angela Kinsey as ANGELA MARTIN
Oscar Nunez as OSCAR MARTINEZ
Craig Robinson as DARRYL PHILBIN
Ellie Kemper as ERON HANNON
Paul Lieberstein as TOBY FLENDERSON
Brian Baumgartner as KEVIN MALONE
Phyllis Smith as PHILLIS LAPIN-VANCE
Leslie David Baker as STANLEY HUDSON
Kate Flannery as MEREDITH PAKLMER
Creed Bratton as CREED BRATTON
Catherine Tate as NELLIE BERTRAM
Studio: NBC/Universal
Created by: Ricky Gervais & Stephen Merchant
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WE’RE THE MILLERSAugust 7, 2013
STARRING
Jennifer Aniston as ROSE O’REILLY
Jason Sudeikis as DAVID CLARK
Will Poulter as KENNY ROSSMORE
Emma Roberts as CASEY MATHIS
Ed Helms as BRAD GURDLINGER
Nick Offerman as DON FITZGERALD
Kathryn Hahn as EDIE FITZGERALD
Molly Quinn as MELISSA FITZGERALD
Studio: Warner Bros.
Directed by: Rawson Marshall Thurber
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Rated R
Opens: August 7, 2013
Studio: Warner Bros.
Starring: Jennifer Aniston, Emma Roberts, Ed Helms, Thomas Lennon and Jason Sudeikis
Directed by: Rawson Marshall Thurber
Kevin says We’re the Millers kinda rocks!
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THE HANGOVER: PART IIIMay 23, 2013
STARRING
Bradley Cooper as PHIL
Ed Helms as STU
Zach Galifianakis as ALAN
Justin Bartha as DOUG
Ken Jeong as CHOW
John Goodman as MARSHALL
Melissa McCarthy as CASSIE
Heather Graham as JADE
Mike Epps as BLACK DOUG
Studio: Warner Bros.
Directed by: Todd Phillips
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Rated R
Opens: May 23, 2013
Studio: Warner Bros.
Starring: Bradley Cooper, Ed Helms, Zach Galifianakis, Ken Jeong and Heather Graham
Directed by: Todd Phillips
Kevin says The Hangover: Part III kinda rocks!
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This Week: Kevin traumatizes Kristin with his heroic victory dance again and demands new equipment for the Magical Studio in the Sky. He then twists the knife by yammering on more about Star Trek and J.J. Abrams. Finally, they move on to the movies, but Kristin can’t catch a break because she had to suffer through both Fast & Furious 6 and The Hangover: Part III. Sigh… if only they had screened Epic. After reviewing some films, Kevin and Kristin answer a listener email and then talk about the large but mediocre selection of DVDs this week.
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THE LORAX
(PG)
MOVIE: *** (out of 5)
BLU-RAY EXPERIENCE: **** (out of 5)
STARRING
Danny DeVito as THE LORAX
Ed Helms as THE ONCE-LER
Zac Efron as TED
Taylor Swift as AUDREY
Betty White as GRAMMY NORMA
Rob Riggle as MR. O’HARE
Directed by: Chris Renaud and Kyle Balda
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THE LORAXMarch 2, 2012
STARRING
Danny DeVito as THE LORAX
Ed Helms as THE ONCE-LER
Zac Efron as TED
Taylor Swift as AUDREY
Betty White as GRAMMY NORMA
Rob Riggle as MR. O’HARE
Directed by: Chris Renaud and Kyle Balda
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Rated PG
Opens: March 2, 2012
Studio: Universal Pictures
Starring: Danny DeVito, Zac Efron, Ed Helms, Taylor Swift and Rob Riggle
Directed by: Chris Renaud and Kyle Balda
Kevin says The Lorax kinda rocks!
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THE HANGOVER: PART II
(R)
MOVIE: **1/2 (out of 5)
BLU-RAY EXPERIENCE: *** (out of 5)
