Wet & Wild Weekend Boxoffice
The two top-grossing movie releases, "Open Season" and "The Guardian," both featured some part of Ashton Kutcher.
I must have been watching a movie at the time and missed it. When did the entire culture get Punk'd?
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The Reel Deal is your guide to the movies, by Bob Strauss and Glenn Whipp, movie critics for the Los Angeles Daily News. Read their reviews at dailynews.com.
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- June 1: After a month without much interesting in the theaters, Bob and Glenn were impressed by a pair of movies that come out this week - Knocked Up and Mr. Brooks.
- May 11: Bob on 28 Weeks Later: "This thing is really scary. It's got a lot of great energy and it's got some amazing visuals. Go to it, but bring some Dramamine" Glenn on Georgia Rule: "It's a nightmare."
- May 3: Glenn: "This third Spider-Man entry will more than entertain and satisfy people without being something that will change their life. Bob: "This one was OK, but something this expensive with this much expectations around it has to be a little more than OK".
- April 19: Bob said that 'Fracture' and 'Hot Fuzz' were "a couple of pretty well-done movies this week." Glenn liked 'Hot Fuzz,' too, but wasn't sold on 'Fracture.' "The ending is just plain ridiculous."
- April 5: Despite its flaws, Glenn says "Grindhouse is a must-see for "movie lovers who have a tolerance for sleeze and grotesque things." Bob says that Richard Gere gives "his finest performance" in "The Hoax." Also, Black Book and Are We Done Yet.
- March 2: Bob was mixed on Zodiak. "There are aspects that owuld leave you feeling unsatisfied, but there's a lot there that's very satisfying, too." Glenn was intrigued by Black Snake Moan. "I love the charged imagery. I love the wrongness of it all.
- Feb. 25: Bob and Glenn dissect the Oscars in this special edition of their weekly podcast.
- Feb. 21: Bob and Glenn look at The Astronaut Farmer, Reno 911! Miami, The Number 23 and more.
- Feb. 15: Music and Lyrics is a decent date movie, Ghost Rider is a decent superhero movie, but the week's best is Breach.
- Jan. 26: Glenn calls Smokin' Aces "plain overall awfulness." Bob explains that the movie is a too-well-disguised metaphor for the Iraq war. Bob and Glenn also discuss Catch and Release, GI Jesus and more.
- Jan. 19: Bob and Glenn take a look at award season, discussing who they think will win Oscars - and whether or not they really care.
- Jan. 11: Bob says Alpha Dog is "very impactful, very funny in places, horrifying in places and very true of how kids can go bad." Children of Men impressed Glenn - "My favorite movie of 2006." Plus Romantico and God Grew Tired of This.
- Dec. 21: Glenn loves Letters from Iwo Jima ('... it's nothing short of a landmark achievement'). Bob was less impressed ('I wish it would have moved me more'). They also review Rocky Balboa, Venus, The Good Shephard and more.
- Dec. 14: Bob found Dreamgirls to be "marvelously spectacular entertainment." Glenn: "It's hard to not enjoy it." Plus, Pursuit of Happyness, The Good German and more.
- Dec. 7: Bob and Glenn are split on Blood Diamond, but they both like Mel Gibson's Apocalypto ("Bob: The best looking, most exciting action film of the year").
- Nov. 30: Bob goes solo, reviewing "The Nativity Story" and "Turistas."
- Nov. 22: Movie Critics Bob and Glenn discuss "The Fountain," "Deja Vu," "Tenacious D" and "The History Boys."
- Nov. 17: Bob on Casino Royale: "Terrific, exciting." Glenn: "Tedious." Plus, Happy Feet, Fast Food Nation, For Your Consideration.
- Nov. 10: Stranger than Fiction ("Charlie Kaufman light"), Fur ("a total misfire") and thoughts on Maggie Gyllenhaal ("adorably cute").
- Nov. 3: Borat ("Maybe the funniest movie I've seen in many, many years"), Volver, Flushed Away
Oct. 20: Flags of our Fathers, Marie Antoinette, The Prestige
Man of the Year, The War Tapes, Deliver Us From Evil, Old Joy (Oct. 13)
Last King of Scotland, Open Season, School for Scoundrels (Sept. 29)
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