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Episode 382 – A Load of Honky-Tonk Badonkadonk!

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This Week: Kevin starts off the show with a somber note about the passing of Robin Williams, as well as small tributes to Lauren Bacall and Menahem Golan. Then, he moves onto news about his affect on the review legacy of Troll 2 and Martin Lawrence desperately trying to make Bad Boys 3 happen. After the Trailer Park, Kevin rolls into reviews of What If, Let’s Be Cops, The Expendables 3, The Giver and Dinosaur 13. Finally, he rounds out the show with box office, a rant about the overstatement of marketing and the world-famous DVD Round-Up!

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Episode 353 – In All My Fat Glory

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This Week: Kevin has a full slate of things to talk about this week, including the new films I, Frankenstein, Gimme Shelter and Gloria. He also gives a late review to August: Osage County, but first invites Comingsoon.net writer Edward Douglas into the Magical Studio in the Sky to talk about the train wreck of Frankenstein proportions. Kevin also goes through some news that features everything from Batman to Google Glass. Finally, in the end, he blames Chris Pine for his bad box office prediction and corrals all the new home video selections in the DVD Round-Up!


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Episode 352 – I Don’t Want to Marry It

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This Week: Kevin trudges through the January releases by bemoaning more found footage nonsense with Devil’s Due. He also gives a nod to some better films this weekend, including Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit, Ride Along and The Nut Job, with the inclusion of a surprise guest reviewer. Of course, this is after he gives his thoughts on the Golden Globes, the awful Razzies and the Oscar nominations. Later, Kevin answers a listener email, talks box office, sounds off on some news that will probably get him in trouble and cracks the whip on the world-famous DVD Round-Up!


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‘Manhattan’ Blu-ray Review

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manhattanbdMANHATTAN

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MOVIE: *** (out of 5)
BLU-RAY EXPERIENCE: * (out of 5)
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Kevin Carr’s DVD Rundown for 12/04/12

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Kevin’s picks on DVD this week: The Dark Knight Rises, Finding Nemo, The Simpsons: Season 15, Beasts of the Southern Wild and Hope Springs

Stinker of the week: Fred 3: Camp Fred

Kevin Carr’s DVD Rundown for 12/04/12

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Movie Review: ‘Hope Springs’

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Rated PG-13
Opens: August 8, 2012
Studio: Columbia Pictures
Starring: Meryl Streep, Tommy Lee Jones and Steve Carell
Directed by: David Frankel

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Episode 277 – Did I Share Too Much?

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This Week: The summer is almost over, so the last days of summer movies are upon us. Kevin invited Michelle McCue into the Magical Studio in the Sky to talk about the new movies of the week, including The Campaign, The Bourne Legacy and Hope Springs. They also chat a bit about movie trends, including the rush to push everything to a 2013 release date and what Joss Whedon needs to be careful of in his quest to make Avengers 2. Then, they lay down a Fat Guy Five about celebrities they don’t want to see having sex before handing out some DVD and Blu-ray selections and going on their merry way.


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Kevin Carr’s DVD Rundown for 04/10/12

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Kevin’s picks on DVD this week: A Trip to the Moon, The Iron Lady, Dark Shadows: Fan Favorites, The Darkest Hour and Into the Abyss

Stinker of the week: One Tree Hill: Season 9

Kevin Carr’s DVD Rundown for 04/10/12
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‘The Deer Hunter’ Blu-ray Review

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MOVIE: ***1/2 (out of 5)
BLU-RAY EXPERIENCE: *** (out of 5)
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Movie Review: ‘The Iron Lady’

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Rated PG-13
Opens: January 13, 2012
Studio: The Weinstein Company
Starring: Meryl Streep, Harry Lloyd, Richard E. Grant, Jim Broadbent and Anthony Head
Directed by: Phyllida Lloyd

Kevin says The Iron Lady kinda sucks!
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Episode 245 – The Big, Fat End of the Year Special

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This Week: As 2011 comes to a close, Kevin invites The Idiot Boxers’ co-host Merrill Barr into the Magical Studio in the Sky to look at the best and worst films of the year. They also look at some of the new films this week, including the Christmas Day release of The Darkest Hour as well as the limited release films The Iron Lady, Albert Nobbs, Angels Crest, Pariah and A Separation. Then they talk about box office winners and predictions before Merrill gets alarmingly shrill at the topic of the DVD Round-up. Then the Fat Guys Network says good-bye to 2011 and hello to 2012.


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Video: Kevin Reviews Movies on FOX 28 – December 23, 2009

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Two days before Christmas, Fat Guy Kevin Carr rolled into the FOX 28 studios in Columbus, Ohio for a weekly movie review segment. This week, he talked about Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel, It’s Complicated and Sherlock Holmes.

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Episode 146 – The Big, Fat Christmas Special

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On This Week’s Show: Merry Christmas from the Fat Guys! Kevin got Neil the gift of respect for just one episode, and Neil got Kevin the gift of seeing only one movie. The Fat Guys rip through the next Christmas movies, including Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel, It’s Complicated and Sherlock Holmes. They also throw down a Fat Guy Five we’ve all heard before but need to hear again: Awesome Christmas Movies! Ho ho ho!

Films Reviewed this Week: Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel, It’s Complicated and Sherlock Holmes


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Movie Review: ‘It’s Complicated’

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Rated R
Opens: December 25, 2009
Studio: Universal
Starring: Meryl Streep, Steve Martin, Alec Baldwin, John Krasinski and Lake Bell
Directed by: Nancy Meyers

Kevin says It’s Complicated kinda sucks!
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Movie Review: ‘Fantastic Mr. Fox’

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Rated PG
Opens: November 25, 2009
Studio: Fox Searchlight
Starring: George Clooney, Meryl Streep, Jason Schwartzman, Bill Murray and Wally Wolodarsky
Directed by: Wes Anderson

Kevin says Fantastic Mr. Fox ROCKS!
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