The Movie Connection

This week on THE MOVIE CONNECTION, we ask:

What do a brother/sister wrestling duo, competing for a chance at fulfilling their dreams, and, a cute couple participating in the deadliest game of their lives, have in common?

Jacob watched: "GAME NIGHT" (4:22) (Directed by, John Francis Daley & Jonathan Goldstein. Starring, Jason Bateman, Rachel McAdams, Kyle Chandler...)

KC watched: "FIGHTING WITH MY FAMILY" (32:49) (Directed by, Stephen Merchant. Starring, Florence Pugh, Jack Lowden, Vince Vaughn...)

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This week on THE MOVIE CONNECTION, we ask:

What does an intimate love story shared between two men in the bitter cold world of Wyoming, and a sweeping odyssey of a melodrama that weaves through the lives of multiple characters, have in common?

KC watched, "MAGNOLIA" (3:49) (Directed by, Paul Thomas Anderson. Starring, Jason Robards, Julianne Moore, John C. Reilly...)

Jacob watched, "BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN" (30:36) (Directed by, Ang Lee. Starring, Heath Ledger, Jake Gyllenhaal, Michelle Williams...)

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This week on THE MOVIE CONNECTION, we ask:

What does a highly realistic jungle world within an enchanted video game, and a library filled with literature, an arsenal of guns and deadly assassins, have in common?

Jacob watched: "JUMANJI: WELCOME TO THE JUNGLE"(3:15) (Directed by, Jake Kasdan. Starring, Dwayne Johnson, Karen Gillan, Kevin Hart...)

KC watched: "GUNPOWDER MILKSHAKE" (24:45) (Directed by, Navat Papushado. Starring, Karen Gillan, Lena Headey, Chloe Coleman...)

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This week on THE MOVIE CONNECTION, we ask:

What does a substitute teacher with a desire to liberate the troubled young minds of his students, and a struggling telemarketer who wants to succeed at any costs, have in common?

KC watched: "Detachment" (4:23) (Directed by, Tony Kaye. Starring, Adrien Brody, Marcia Gay Harden, Sami Gayle...)

Jacob watched: "Sorry to Bother You" (37:58) (Directed by, Boots Riley. Starring, LaKeith Stanfield, Tessa Thompson, Stephen Yeun...)

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This week on THE MOVIE CONNECTION, we ask:

What does a quartet of mutated turtles with ninja skills, and, a group of sexy male strippers on a raunchy road to glory, have in common? 

Jacob watched "Magic Mike XXL"(4:08) (Directed by, Gregory Jacobs. Starring, Channing Tatum, Joe Manganiello, Jada Pinkett Smith...)

KC watched "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2: The Secret of the Ooze"(35:23) (Directed by, Michael Pressman. Starring, Paige Turco, Ernie Reyes, Jr., David Warner...)

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This week on THE MOVIE CONNECTION, we ask:

What do a High Schooler who is grappling with coming out as gay to his family and friends, and the lone survivor of a horrific massacre by space aliens, have in common? 

Jacob watched: "Love, Simon"(6:05) (Directed by, Greg Berlanti. Starring, Nick Robinson, Katherine Langford, Jennifer Garner...)

KC watched: "Aliens"(31:51) (Directed by, James Cameron. Starring, Sigourney Weaver, Michael Biehn, Carrie Henn...)

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This week on THE MOVIE CONNECTION, we ask:

What do a pair of mismatched enforcer's of the law and a gambler looking to collect his debts so he can gamble some more, have in common? 

KC watched: "Maverick"(3:55) (Directed by, Richard Donner. Starring, Mel Gibson, Jodie Foster, James Garner...)

Jacob watched: "The Heat"(24:10) (Directed by, Peter Faig. Starring, Sandra Bullock, Melissa McCarthy, Spoken Reasons...)

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This week on THE MOVIE CONNECTION, we ask:

What does the greatest magazine in the world and the Instagram page of a West Coast based Influencer, have in common?

KC watched: "INGRID GOES WEST"(4:26) (Directed by, Matt Spicer. Starring, Aubrey Plaza, Eilzabeth Olsen, O'Shea Jackson, Jr. ...)

Jacob watched: "THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA"(37:56) (Directed by, David Frankel. Starring, Meryl Streep, Anne Hathaway, Emily Blunt...)

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This week on THE MOVIE CONNECTION, we ask: 

What do a family of women navigating the domestic life of 19th century America, and a trio of horny aliens slumming the streets of 1980's LA, have in common?

Jacob watched: "LITTLE WOMEN"(5:34) (Directed by, Greta Gerwig. Starring, Saoirse Ronan, Florence Pugh, Laura Dern...)

KC watched "'EARTH GIRLS ARE EASY"(39:55) (Directed by, Julien Temple. Starring, Geena Davis, Jeff Goldblum, Julie Brown...)

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This week on THE MOVIE CONNECTION, we ask:

What does a band composed of misfits, one of them a superstar of high acclaim, and a Guantanamo Bay detention center composed to detainee's and military guards, one a smalltown girl with issues of empathy, have in common?

Jacob watched: BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY (4:26) (Directed by Bryan Singer. Starring, Rami Malek, Lucy Boynton, Ben Hardy...)

KC watched: CAMP X-RAY (33:13) (Directed by, Peter Stattler. Starring, Kristin Stewart, Payton Maadi, Lane Garrison...)

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