PITCH PERFECT 2 Review- Jonesy's Take

Director: Elizabeth Banks

Writer: Kay Cannon

Starring: Anna Kendrick, Brittany Snow, Rebel Wilson, Hailee Steinfeld, Adam DeVine, Skylar Astin, Keegan-Michael Kay, and Elizabeth Banks

This review originally ran on CentralTrack.com

INTO THE WOODS Review- Jonesy's Take

INTO THE WOODS

Directed by Rob Marshall

Written by Stephen Lapine

Starring: James Corden, Emily Blunt, Anna Kendrick, Johnny Depp, and Meryl Streep.

Synopsis: Fairy tales converge to try and stop a witch's curse in this modern musical.

This review was originally run on Centraltrack.com

Netflix Instant: TV and Movie Picks

Are you decorations up yet? Now is the perfect weekend to throw up your tree and lights before the rush of all the holiday parties and festivities begins next weekend. Here are some titles for you to enjoy as you prepare for the holiday season!

IDA
Usually there's not much of a chance to see foreign submissions for the Oscars before the actual ceremony. However, IDA is now streaming if you want to branch out and gain even more knowledge for your Oscar ballot. It's about a woman who learns that she is Jewish after WWII and embarks on a journey to learn about her past. I've heard pretty great things, but looks like you should be a happy mood to watch this. 

SHARKNADO 2: THE SECOND ONE
Say what you will, but the first one was such fun. Yes, it was cheese to the core, but SHARKNADO was very much aware of how ridiculous it was. It reminded me of SNAKES ON A PLANE, which is still one of my favorite movies. So now when I'm looking for something mildly entertaining, I'll throw this on. It's not as great as the first, but it's a fun ride. 

HAPPY CHRISTMAS
Joe Swanberg is a great indie film maker. He made one of our favorite little films from last year, DRINKING BUDDIES, and this is his follow up. Also, how can you go wrong with a film that has Anna Kendrick in it?  

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PITCH PERFECT 2 Trailer is Aca-Awesome!

To say that Jonesy and I love PITCH PERFECT is an understatement. That's easily become one of our go-to "comfort" movies in the past few years. Thanks to Latino Review, we have a new poster, which you can see above, and more importantly, the Ellen Show YouTube page posted the new trailer!

You can check it out after the break.

INTO THE WOODS Teaser Drops but Where's the Music?

Into The Woods is another amazing musical by Stephen Sondheim. He's the mastermind behind Sweeney Todd and A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum. His musicals are always full of interesting characters and intricate music. SWEENEY TODD was adapted into a film in 2007 with moderate success.

Now his next musical to be adapted is INTO THE WOODS. This musical smashes classic fairy tale characters (Cinderella, The Baker, Little Red Riding Hood, Rapunzel, Jack and the Beanstalk) into the ultimate story. There's an evil witch who looks to teach various characters a lesson or two.

Check out the trailer after the break!

DRINKING BUDDIES Review - Javi's Take

DRINKING BUDDIES

Directed by: Joe Swanberg

Written by: Joe Swanberg

Starring: Jake Johnson, Olivia Wilde, Anna Kendrick, Ron Livingston, Ti West

Synopsis: Two platonic (?) friends' deal with relationships and life while working in a Chicago craft brewery.

PARANORMAN Review - He Said

PARANORMAN

Directed by: Chris Butler, Sam Fell

Written by: Chris Butler

Starring: Kodi Smit-McPhee, Casey Affleck, Leslie Mann, Anna Kendrick and Christopher Mintz-Plasse

Synopsis: Young boy that just happens to be able to see ghosts is tasked with lifting a 300-year old curse.

PARANORMAN Trailer Is Probably The Best Trailer Of The Day.

Javi here. As you guys know, I'm a huge fan of animation. One of my favorite styles of animation is stop motion. The sheer patience needed to make a stop-motion animation feature movie is something that I envy and respect, mostly because I don't have that sort of patience. What we have here is the UK trailer, thanks to MSN, for what I'm thinking is the first animated zombie invasion movie aimed at kids, PARANORMAN.

We haven't talked about this movie much, but the talent behind it is impressive. The studio backing it created CORALINE, one of the few movies to not only be a pure delight to watch, but one of the only 3-D movies to actually make me want to see it in the format. Norman, the protagonist, is voiced by Kodi Smit-Mcphee(THE ROAD, LET ME IN), who is such an awesome actor, and there's also Christopher Mintz-Plasse (McLovin), Leslie Mann (every Judd Apatow movie), Anna Kendrick (UP IN THE AIR, 50/50) and John Goodman. Check out the trailer after the jump.