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Welcome to Ride Home Reviews where I talk about new feature films and some of my streaming tv favorites just after I watch them, so you can get my spontaneous response! As someone who has studied films and tv since I was young and even went to school for it, I love giving my observation on what I see for you. Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ride-home-reviews/support
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Troop Zero - Ride Home Reviews New Stream Review
In rural 1977 Georgia, a misfit girl dreams of life in outer space. When a competition offers her a chance to be recorded on NASA's Golden Record, she recruits a makeshift troop of Birdie Scouts, forging friendships that last a lifetime.
Directors: Bert (as Bert & Bertie), Bertie (as Bert & Bertie)
Writers: Lucy Alibar (screenplay), Lucy Alibar
Stars: Mckenna Grace, Viola Davis, Jim Gaffigan
Likes: Concepts of gender non-conforming roles and the golden record, music and direction
Dislikes: Predictable story filled with cliches
What to watch for: The character of Smash portrayed by Johanna Colon
MY rating: Yes
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Captain Fantastic - #RetroReview
In the forests of the Pacific Northwest, a father devoted to raising his six kids with a rigorous physical and intellectual education is forced to leave his paradise and enter the world, challenging his idea of what it means to be a parent.
Director: Matt Ross
Writer: Matt Ross
Stars: Viggo Mortensen, George MacKay, Samantha Isler
Likes: The Story, The Cast, The Direction, Cinematography
Dislikes: The ending. The Title
What to Watch For: How the scenery changes the attitude of the kids.
MY Rating: Yes.
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Bombshell - New Stream Review - Ride Home Reviews Episode 428
A group of women take on Fox News head Roger Ailes and the toxic atmosphere he presided over at the network.
Director: Jay Roach
Writer: Charles Randolph
Stars: Charlize Theron, Nicole Kidman, Margot Robbie
Likes: The first act, the cast, the makeup
Dislikes: the second and third acts, the misuse of the cast, too much focus on the anatgonist.
What to watch for: The editing especially in the first act
MY rating: No
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The Opposite of Sex - #RetroReview
A 16-year-old girl visits her gay half-brother and ends up seducing his boyfriend, thus wreaking havoc on all of their lives.
Director: Don Roos
Writer: Don Roos
Stars: Christina Ricci, Martin Donovan, Lisa Kudrow
Likes: The Story. Lisa Kudrow
Dislikes: The majority of the cast. The direction.
What to Watch for : Lisa Kudrow is brilliant. She's the only reason to watch this movie.
MY rating: No
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Ford vs. Ferrari - New Movie
American car designer Carroll Shelby and driver Ken Miles battle corporate interference and the laws of physics to build a revolutionary race car for Ford in order to defeat Ferrari at the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 1966.
Director: James Mangold
Writers: Jez Butterworth, John-Henry Butterworth
Stars: Matt Damon, Christian Bale, Jon Bernthal
Likes: Christian Bale, Cinematography, Editing, Pacing
Dislikes; Underwhelming story concept, the ending.
What to Watch for: A particular shot during the Daytona race scene.
MY Rating: Yes
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Haywire - #RetroReview
A black ops super soldier seeks payback after she is betrayed and set up during a mission.
Director: Steven Soderbergh
Writer: Lem Dobbs
Stars: Gina Carano, Ewan McGregor, Michael Fassbender
Likes: Fight Choreography including the editing during it.
Dislikes: Everything else
What to watch for: The use of sound during the hand to hand moments
MY Rating: #%$ NO!
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