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Episode 764 – Fat Slide Sorry

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This Week: Kevin kicks off the show with a story about Meryl Streep and Jonah Hill during the press conference for Don’t Look Up. Next, he looks at new trailers for Peacemaker and Operation Fortune. Later, he reviews the new films West Side Story, National Champions, Being the Ricardos, The Unforgivable and Don’t Look Up. Finally, in the Home-Cinema Round-Up, he takes a look back in time to the 1947 version of Nightmare Alley.


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Episode 640 – Hollywood Sandbox

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This Week: Kevin kicks off the show bidding a farewell to David Hedison and Rutger Hauer. Then he talks about the newly announced Phase IV in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. After that, he looks at new trailers or Harriet and It’s a Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood. Later, he reviews D.A.R.Y.L. and Frankenstein’s Monster’s Monster, Frankenstein before bringing in guest reviewer Sterling (from Chubby & Stick) to review Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood. Finally, after some box office discussion, he launches into the Home-Cinema Round-Up, featuring The Reptile and Universal Horror Collection: Vol. 2 (Murders in the Zoo, The Mad Doctor of Market Street, The Strange Case of Dr. Rx, The Mad Ghoul).


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Episode 462 – The Big, Fat Oscar Special 2016

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This Week: It’s Oscar weekend in the Magical Studio in the Sky, so Kevin hunkers down and prepares his awards ballot for big wins on Sunday night. He, of course, covers some news and breaking trailers before launching into limited reviews of Gods of Egypt, Triple 9 and Eddie the Eagle. Finally, he answers a listener question, offers some box office wisdom and takes a look at the films available in the home cinema this week.


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Episode 455 – The Revenant’s Bill Cosby Bear

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This Week: Kevin kicks off the first weekend of releases this year with a look at some Star Wars and Star Trek news before rolling into reviews of The Revenant, The Forest, The Masked Saint and Diablo. He also discusses the significance of everything from Bill Cosby bear action to the eerie Eastwood look-alike western actors. Later, he offers his five most anticipated films of 2016 before looking deeper into the Star Wars box office and the home cinema selections for the week.


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Kevin Carr’s DVD Rundown for 03/25/14

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Kevin’s picks on DVD this week: The Wolf of Wall Street, Delivery Man, Continuum: Season 2, Chinese Zodiac and Walking with Dinosaurs

Stinker of the week: Monster High: Frights, Camera, Action!

Kevin Carr’s DVD Rundown for 03/25/14

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Episode 349 – Straight-Up Murdered Frosty

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This Week: Shaking off the hangover of Christmas, Kevin opens the gifts that Hollywood has given us in the last week of the year. First, there’s some news about superhero casting and Justin Bieber retiring, which dovetails into a truncated preview of Bieber’s film Believe. Kevin quickly moves on to talk about something more intellectual: Doctor Who. Later, Kevin reviews 47 Ronin, Grudge Match, The Secret Life of Walter Mitty and The Wolf of Wall Street. In the final segment, Kevin reviews the past box office numbers, offers scant DVD and Blu-ray recommendations, then dissects the morality of Frosty the Snowman.


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‘The Wolf of Wall Street’ Movie Review by Kevin Carr

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thewolfofwallstreet_smRated R
Opens: December 25, 2013
Studio: Paramount
Starring: Leonardo DiCaprio, Matthew McConaughey, Jonah Hill, Kyle Chandler, Jean Dujardin
Directed by: Martin Scorsese

Kevin says The Wolf of Wall Street ROCKS!

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‘The Great Gatsby’ Blu-ray Review

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thegreatgatsbybdTHE 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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‘The Great Gatsby’ Movie Review

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thegreatgatsbyTHE GREAT GATSBY
(PG-13)
**1/2 (out of 5)

May 10, 2013

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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“The Great Gatsby” Movie Review by Kevin Carr

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thegreatgatsby_smRated 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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Episode 316 – You’ve Gotta Know Where the Bathroom Is

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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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Episode 297 – Miserahhhhllllggghh

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This Week: Taking full credit for the end of the world not happening last week, Kevin and Kristin triumphantly return to the Magical Studio in the Sky to celebrate the end of the year. Of course, with all the movies already opening on Christmas Day (which was this past Tuesday, folks), they’re a little behind already. That doesn’t stop them from talking about Parental Guidance, Django Unchained and Les Miserables, which Kevin cannot pronounce. They also talk about the great cinematic moments of 2012 and look ahead to what they’re anticipating in 2013.


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Movie Review: ‘Django Unchained’ by Kevin Carr

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Rated R
Opens: December 25, 2012
Studio: The Weinstein Company
Starring: Jamie Foxx, Christoph Waltz, Leonardo DiCaprio, Samuel L. Jackson and Kerry Washington
Directed by: Quentin Tarantino

Kevin says Django Unchained ROCKS!

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‘Django Unchained’ Movie Review

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djangounchainedDJANGO UNCHAINED
(R)
**** (out of 5)

December 25, 2012

STARRING
Jamie Foxx as DJANGO
Christoph Waltz as DR. KING SCHULTZ
Leonardo DiCaprio as CALVIN CANDIE
Samuel L. Jackson as STEPHEN
Kerry Washington as BROOMHILDA VON SHAFT

Directed by: Quentin Tarantino
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Blu-ray Blitz: ‘IMAX Born to Be Wild’ and ‘IMAX Hubble’ from Blu-ray Elite

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As part of the Warner Bros. Blu-ray Elite program, Fat Guy Kevin Carr was sent a batch of free IMAX Blu-rays to enjoy. Thanks to Warner Home Video for giving him a chance to watch and review IMAX Born to Be Wild and IMAX Hubble again.
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