This week’s big movie releases include the star-packed “Butler,” the biopic/Apple promo “Jobs,” the geeks-spying-on-geeks tech suspense thriller “Paranoia,” and the comic book sequel that swears like a sailor, “Kickass 2.” As usual, the Movie Date team, Rafer Guzman and Kristen Meinzer, weigh in with their thoughts. In addition to co-hosting the Movie Date podcast, […]
Every Friday The Takeaway’s Movie Date team, Rafer Guzman and Kristen Meinzer, share their thoughts on the major film releases of the week. The holiday season always includes a number of big films, and this year is no exception. Kristen and Rafer review the star-packed romantic comedy “Playing for Keeps,” the Bill Murray-led FDR biopic “Hyde Park on Hudson,” and […]
Every Friday we talk about new movie releases on the Takeaway. “Alex Cross” stars Tyler Perry in his first non-Tyler Perry role, and “Paranormal Activity 4,” supposedly brings the low budget horror franchise to a close. Our Movie Date team, Rafer Guzman and Kristen Meinzer are here, as usual. In addition to hosting the podcast, Rafer is film critic for Newsday […]
There are several movies coming out that are either targeting women, or depicting them in ways that have critics up in arms. They range from the chick flick “What to Expect When You’re Expecting” to the “The Dictator,” which stars Sacha Baron Cohen as a misogynistic totalitarian leader. Rafer Guzman and Kristen Meinzer, The Takeaway’s […]
It’s Friday, when we talk about movies at the Takeaway. And there are plenty of big ones today, from the romantic comedy “Five Year Engagement” to the claymation kids movie “Pirates: Band of Misfits.” Rafer Guzman and Kristen Meinzer, our Movie Date team, are here as usual. In addition to hosting the podcast, Rafer is film critic […]
Friday has come again, which means another movie weekend is upon us. Today’s releases feature such sure-fire blockbusters as the new Zac Efron vehicle “The Lucky One” and Disney’s latest live-action nature documentary “Chimpanzee,” as well as the long-awaited “Darling Companion,” which reunites many of the people we first came to love in “The Big […]