OUTSIDE. THANKS, DALENCIA. TIME NOW FOR A LOOK AT WHAT’S NEW IN THEATERS THIS WEEKEND, AND OUR FILM CRITIC, LAURA VINNYTSIA IS JOINING US LIVE THIS MORNING. HEY, LAUREN. HI, JEN. HOW ARE YOU? I’M GOOD. WE’VE MISSED YOU. I KNOW YOU ARE ON VACATION. WELL DESERVED. YOU’VE BEEN GOING ALL OVER THE PLACE. I HAVE BEEN GOING ALL OVER THE PLACE. I’M BACK FROM MY CRUISE AND MIAMI, BUT YES, ALWAYS HAPPY TO TALK ABOUT MOVIES. THE FIRST THING I WANT TO TALK ABOUT, THOUGH, IS OF COURSE, EVERYONE’S REALITY TV OBSESSION. AMERICA’S SWEETHEARTS, DALLAS COWBOYS CHEERLEADERS I LOVE THE SHOW. SEASON TWO IS NOW STREAMING ON NETFLIX, AND I GOT A CHANCE TO TALK WITH SOME OF THE DCC LADIES AND DCC DIRECTOR KELLI FINGLASS AND HEAD CHOREOGRAPHER JUDY TRAMMELL FOR THE SHOW. HERE’S A CLIP OF THOSE INTERVIEWS FOR AMERICA’S SWEETHEARTS. DALLAS COWBOYS CHEERLEADERS. WHEN ALL OF YOU ARE PERFORMING AT THE GAME FOR THE FIRST TIME AND THE CROWD IS JUST ELECTRIC FOR YOU LADIES, YOU KNOW, WE HAD PERFORMED THUNDERSTRUCK MANY TIMES BEFORE, BUT SINCE SEASON ONE CAME OUT, I THINK EVERYONE WAS JUST SO EXCITED TO SEE IT LIVE. AND THE ROAR OF THE CROWD WAS UNBELIEVABLE. I THINK EVEN IN THE MIDDLE OF PERFORMING, I JUST TOOK A MOMENT AND I WAS LIKE, THIS IS INSANE. LIKE, THESE PEOPLE ARE GOING CRAZY FOR US. AND SO I THINK THAT WAS THE FIRST TIME THAT I WAS LIKE, WOW, YOU KNOW, THIS SHOW HAS REALLY IMPACTED US IN THE BEST WAY. AND YEAH, I CAN DEFINITELY TELL THE DIFFERENCE. I REMEMBER KIND OF PEEKING OUT FROM THE TUNNEL AND JUST SEEING ALL OF THE DALLAS COWBOYS CHEERLEADERS POSTERS THAT EVERYONE HAD, AND IT WAS TEN TIMES MORE THAN WE’VE EVER SEEN BEFORE. AND I ACTUALLY GOT CHILLS HEARING THE ROAR OF THE CROWD RIGHT WHEN THE VIDEO COMES ON. BEFORE WE TAKE A FOOT ON THE FIELD. SO IT WAS JUST SO ELECTRIC IN THAT MOMENT. THAT INITIAL DAY WHERE YOU LEARNED THAT YOU HAD FINALLY MADE THE TEAM, FIRST PERSON I THOUGHT I WANTED TO CALL WERE MY PARENTS. THEY WERE THERE FOR ME WHEN I WAS CUT, AND THE EMOTION THAT YOU SAW, SPECIFICALLY MY DAD BAWLING HIS EYES OUT BECAUSE HE IT’S ALMOST LIKE THEY WENT ON THIS JOURNEY WITH ME. IT’S SOMETHING THAT YOU THINK I THINK I REALLY THOUGHT ABOUT MAKING THE TEAM EVERY SINGLE SECOND OF EVERY SINGLE DAY LEADING UP FROM, I MEAN, AUDITIONING MY FIRST TIME BACK IN JANUARY OF 2023 AND LIKE LEADING UP TO THOSE AUDITIONS, GOING THROUGH TRAINING CAMP, THE SECOND THAT I WAS CUT, I’VE ALWAYS SAID WAS THE SECOND I WAS LIKE, I’M COMING BACK NO MATTER WHAT. I ALMOST FAINTED. YES, BUT I’LL NEVER FORGET. I IN MY HEART, I WAS LIKE, SHE’S ABOUT TO ANNOUNCE THAT I’M A DALLAS COWBOYS CHEERLEADER. AND THAT WAS THE BEST MOMENT EVER. JUST THE VERY BEGINNING OF THE GUITAR FOR THUNDERSTRUCK. AND THE CROWD STARTS SQUEALING, LITERALLY SQUEALING. SO THAT’S OF COURSE, IT’S VERY SATISFYING FOR US. IT’S EXCITING. I REMEMBER GETTING EXCITED BECAUSE THE GIRLS GOT SO EXCITED THAT IT WAS PROBABLY THE BIGGEST CROWD REACTION WE’VE EVER HAD AT OUR OWN STADIUM. AND THEN ON THE TOUR, LIKE KELLY SAID, WE SAVED IT FOR THE FINALE, SO IT WAS THE VERY LAST DANCE WE DID. MY MOTHER IN LAW’S IN BALTIMORE, SO I GOT TO GIVE A SHOUT OUT TO MY BALTIMORE PEEPS. OH, THAT’S NICE. I KNOW SHE WAS REALLY, REALLY NICE. KELLY IS ICONIC AND I MEAN, IT’S REALLY CRAZY TO SEE WHAT THE CHEERLEADERS GO THROUGH. THEY GET LIKE, YOU KNOW, MORE PAY THIS SEASON. BUT YEAH, THERE’S A LOT OF REALLY GREAT THINGS THAT HAPPEN IN SEASON TWO. AND OBVIOUSLY I WATCHED ALL SEVEN EPISODES. IT’S DEFINITELY ONE OF MY FAVORITE AND I THINK ONE OF THE BEST PRODUCED REALITY TV SHOWS CURRENTLY. RIGHT NOW, ALL OF IT IS ON NETFLIX. MOVING ON TO MOVIES 28 YEARS LATER IS THE NEW HORROR THRILLER OUT IN THEATERS THIS WEEKEND. JEN, I’M NOT SURE IF YOU’RE GOING TO SEE IT, BUT THIS IS FROM DIRECTOR DANNY BOYLE. HE DIRECTED THE ORIGINAL 28 DAYS LATER WITH CILLIAN MURPHY 23 YEARS AGO. THIS FILM FOCUSES ON A GROUP OF SURVIVORS WHO LIVE ON A REMOTE ISLAND. AARON TAYLOR-JOHNSON AND JODIE COMER PLAY THE PARENTS TO A YOUNG SON, PLAYED BY ALFIE WILLIAMS. AND BY THE WAY, HE’S INCREDIBLE IN THE FILM. HE’S REALLY THE STAR OF THIS STORY, THIS YOUNG BOY, AND HE’S CURIOUS ABOUT THE OUTER WORLD IN REGARDS TO WHO HAS SURVIVED. HE’S LEARNING HOW TO HUNT DOWN ZOMBIES, KIND OF LIKE HIS DAD, BUT WHAT HE’S REALLY TRYING TO FIND MOST OF ALL IS A DOCTOR FOR HIS MOM, WHO IS VERY, VERY SICK AND THEY DON’T KNOW WHAT’S WRONG WITH HER. HE’S TRYING TO GET HER SOME REAL HELP. SO IT’S REALLY A STORY ABOUT A LOT OF COURAGE FROM HIM. THE FILM WASN’T REALLY SUPER SCARY AT ALL TO ME. I MEAN, SOME OF THE ZOMBIES HAVE MORPHED INTO WHAT THEY CALL ALPHA ZOMBIES, BUT THIS IS REALLY A STORY ABOUT HUMAN CONNECTION AND THE IMPORTANCE OF FAMILY. REFINES IS ALSO IN THE FILM, AND HE’S FANTASTIC. LIKE I SAID, THE ACTING WAS GREAT. I THOUGHT THE YOUNG ACTOR ALFIE WAS GREAT. OF COURSE, I LOVED JODIE COMER TOO. SHE’S EXCEPTIONAL. I JUST DON’T KNOW IF THE FILM REALLY ADDS THAT MUCH TO THIS FILM FRANCHISE. OVERALL, THERE’S CLEARLY GOING TO BE ANOTHER SEQUEL AFTER THIS. I’M GIVING 28 YEARS LATER, THREE AND A HALF OUT OF FIVE STARS. I DID REALLY ENJOYED IT. ENJOY IT. I JUST WISH IT WAS A LITTLE BIT SCARIER. GREAT ACTING, YOU KNOW, SOLID. OKAY STORY. YEAH, IT’S INTERESTING BECAUSE THIS FRANCHISE IS REALLY POPULAR WITH PEOPLE WHO REALLY LIKE IT. IT HAS NEVER SPOKEN TO ME FOR SOME REASON, AND I LOVE ME A GOOD ZOMBIE SERIES, A GOOD ZOMBIE MOVIE, BUT THIS ONE JUST NEVER QUITE DID IT FOR ME. YES, AND I DO LOVE HOW THE CINEMATOGRAPHY IS VERY REMINISCENT OF THAT 2002 FILM THAT DIRECTOR DANNY BOYLE DID, BUT THERE’S NOT REALLY THERE’S SOME CONNECTION WITH THAT FILM, BUT THE MAJORITY OF THE FILM, I MEAN, IT’S NOT A BAD FILM. IT JUST, YOU KNOW, I JUST WISH IT WAS A LITTLE BIT SCARIER FOR A ZOMBIE FILM. I JUST FEEL LIKE THIS STORY FOCUSES MORE ABOUT THE HUMAN CONNECTION AND SURVIVOR PART OF IT ALL, VERSUS THE ZOMBIES. LISTEN, WHAT’S REALLY GETTING A LOT OF PEOPLE RIGHT NOW IS HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON. PEOPLE ARE LOVING. I KNOW HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON IS STILL IN THEATERS. IT WAS NUMBER ONE AT THE BOX OFFICE LAST WEEKEND, AND IT’S A REALLY WONDERFUL FILM. IT’S ESSENTIALLY A SHOT FOR SHOT, LIVE ACTION REMAKE OF THE BELOVED ANIMATED FILM FROM DREAMWORKS. HICCUP LIVES IN A VIKING VILLAGE THAT FEARS DRAGONS, AND THEY TRY TO KILL THEM. THEY DON’T UNDERSTAND THEM UNTIL ONE DAY, OF COURSE, HE MEETS NIGHT, THE NIGHT FURY DRAGON, AND BEGINS TO TRAIN HIM. HE NAMES THE DRAGON TOOTHLESS. TOOTHLESS IS THE CUTEST ANIMATED DRAGON OF ALL TIME. I THINK HE EVER. HE’S SO CUTE. I WISH HE WAS REAL. I DEFINITELY RECOMMEND DOING THE MEET AND GREET IF YOU EVER GO TO EPIC UNIVERSE BECAUSE HE LITERALLY LOOKS AMAZING. HE LOOKS PERFECT. I LOVE MASON THINGS AS HICCUP AND NICO PARKER AS ASTRID. THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN HICCUP AND TOOTHLESS, AND OF COURSE GERARD BUTLER DOES RETURN, AS YOU KNOW THAT THE VIKING KING FATHER, I REALLY ENJOYED THE FILM. I’M GIVING IT A FOUR OUT OF FIVE STARS. I THOUGHT IT WAS A REALLY GREAT LIVE ACTION REMAKE. I MEAN, IT DOESN’T NECESSARILY ADD ANYTHING NEW, BUT IT DOESN’T REALLY NEED TO BECAUSE THE ANIMATED FILM WAS SO GREAT. THIS IS JUST THE LIVE ACTION VERSION, AND THE ACTORS ARE ALL INCREDIBLE, AND THE VISUALS OF THE DRAGONS LITERALLY LOOK INCREDIBLE. LIKE WHEN YOU GO TO EPIC UNIVERSE AND WALK INTO THE ISLE OF BERK, IT FEELS LIKE YOU’RE WALKING ONTO A MOVIE SET. OKAY, THAT’S REALLY AWESOME. I KNOW YOU SHOWED US SOME PICTURES AND VIDEO OF THAT. IT LOOKED AMAZING AND THIS IS JUST A COOL. IT’S A COOL WAY TO SEE THE MOVIE THAT YOU LOVE IN JUST A DIFFERENT WAY. WE’RE GOING TO GET TO THE MATERIALIST NEXT WEEKEND. OKAY, SO WE WANT TO HEAR SOUNDS GOOD. IT’S DEFINITELY AMAZING. SO DEFINITELY CHECK IT OUT IN THEATERS. GREAT ROMANTIC DRAMA. FANTASTIC. 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