The Movie Connection

What do, a band of gunfighters seeking justice for a town of farmers, and an average guy who volunteers for a crazy reality game show, have in common?

This week on THE MOVIE CONNECTION:

KC Watched: "THE MAGNIFICENT SEVEN" (5:03) (Directed by, Antoine Fuqua. Starring, Denzel Washington, Chris Pratt, Haley Bennett...)

Jacob Watched: "SELF-RELIANCE" (34:11) (Directed by, Jake Johnson. Starring, Jake Johnson, Anna Kendrick, Biff Wiff...)

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What do, a couple teenage friends in a race for the nearest Planned Parenthood, and a young woman forced to attend a funeral reception with her sugar daddy, have in common?

This week on THE MOVIE CONNECTION:

Jacob Watched: "PLAN B" (6:55) (Directed by, Natalie Morales. Starring, Kuhoo Verma, Victoria Moroles, Timothy Granaderos...)

KC Watched: "SHIVA BABY" (47:41) (Directed by, Emma Seligman. Starring, Rachel Sennott, Molly Gordon, Danny Deferrari...)

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What do, a British spy infiltrating a sinister high stakes poker game, and a secret British organization trying to save the world, have in common?

This week on THE MOVIE CONNECTION:

KC Watched: "CASINO ROYALE" (3:40) (Directed by, Martin Campbell. Starring, Daniel Craig, Eva Green, Judi Dench...)

Jacob Watched: "KINGSMAN: THE SECRET SERVICE" (39:07) (Directed by, Matthew Vaughn. Starring, Taron Egerton, Colin Firth, Samuel L. Jackson...)

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What do, a stereotypical Barbie going through an existential crisis, and a brilliant physicist who armed the world with destructive power, have in common?

This week on THE MOVIE CONNECTION:

Jacob Watched: "BARBIE" (3:40) (Directed by, Greta Gerwig. Starring, Margot Robbie, Ryan Gosling, America Ferrara...)

KC Watched: "OPPENHEIMER" (64:30) (Directed by, Christopher Nolan. Starring, Cillian Murphy, Emily Blunt, Robert Downey, Jr...)

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What do, an egomaniacal enforcer for the mob, and a runaway suspect for the alleged murder of her husband, have in common?

This week on THE MOVIE CONNECTION:

KC Watched: "GIGLI" (7:21) (Directed by, Martin Brest. Starring, Ben Affleck, Jennifer Lopez, Justin Bartha...)

Jacob Watched: "SAFE HAVEN" (31:40) (Directed by, Lasse Hallstrom. Starring, Josh Duhamel, Julianne Hough, Cobie Smulders...)

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What do, a polite little bear who lives in London, and a swashbuckling cat from far, far away, have in common?

Jacob Watched: "PADDINGTON 2" (5:05) (Directed by, Paul King. Starring, Ben Whishaw, Sally Hawkins, Hugh Grant...)

KC Watched: PUSS IN BOOTS: THE LAST WISH" (42:18) (Directed by, Joel Crawford. Starring, Antonio Banderas, Salma Hayek, Harvey Guillen...)

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What do, a young superhero who faces several versions of Spider-Man, and a laundromat owner with access to the Multiverse, have in common?

This week on THE MOVIE CONNECTION:

KC Watched: "SPIDER-MAN: ACROSS THE SPIDERVERSE" (6:25) (Directed by, Joaquim Dos Santos, Kemp Powers & Justin K. Thompson. Starring, Shameik Moore, Hailee Steinfield, Daniel Kaluuya...)

Jacob Watched: "EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE ALL AT ONCE" (42:00) (Directed by, Daniel Kwan, Daniel Scheinert. Starring, Michelle Yeoh, Ke Huy Quan, Stephanie Hsu.)

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What do, a familiar Christmas story performed by Disney characters, and one girl's magic journey to the Land of the Dolls, have in common?

This week on THE MOVIE CONNECTION:

Jacob watched: "MICKEY'S CHRISTMAS CAROL" (9:30) (Directed by, Burny Mattinson. Starring, Alan Young, Wayne Allwine, Clarence Nash...)

KC watched: "THE NUTCRACKER PRINCE" (41:35) (Directed by, Paul Schibli. Starring, Kiefer Sutherland, Megan Follows, Phyllis Diller...)

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What do, a TV executive who hires the real Santa Claus to sell products, and the daughter of Santa Claus who is put in charge of the holiday, have in common?

This week on THE MOVIE CONNECTION:

KC Watched: "CALL ME CLAUS" (6:42) (Directed by, Peter Werner. Starring, Whoopi Goldberg, Nigel Hawthorne, Taylor Negron...)

Jacob Watched: "SANTA BABY" (43:16) (Directed by, Ron Underwood. Starring, Jenny McCarthy, George Wendt, Lynne Griffin.)

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What do, an unlikely romance that happens in Louisiana, and a battle of words that leads to love, have in common?

This week on THE MOVIE CONNECTION:

Jacob Watched: "THE CHRISTMAS CONTRACT" (7:00) (Directed by, Monika Mitchell. Starring, Hilarie Burton, Robert Buckley, Daneel Ackles.)

KC Watched: "HIS AND HER CHRISTMAS" (46:02) (Directed by, Farhad Mann. Starring, Dina Meyer, David Sutcliffe, April Telek.)

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