JENNIFER: TIME FOR A LOOK AT WHAT'S NEW STREAMING THIS WEEKEND.
OUR FILM CRITIC, LAUREN VENIZIANI, JOINING US THIS MORNING.
HEY, LAUREN, GREAT TO SEE YOU.
>> GOOD TO SEE YOU TOO.
ALWAYS GOOD TO TALK ABOUT MOVIES ON A CHILLY AND COLD WEEKEND, YOU KNOW?
JENNIFER: FOR REAL.
YOU INTERVIEWED HILARY SWANK AND I KEEP THINKING ABOUT "AWAY" BECAUSE THAT'S HER LATEST THING ON NETFLIX.
>> I INTERVIEWED HER IN 2020 FOR HER NETFLIX SHOW "AWAY.
I INTERVIEWED HER AGAIN FOR "FATAL." SHE PLAY AS POLICE DETECTIVE AND MICHAEL ELY GETS CAUGHT UP IN HER SCHEMES.
THAT'S ABOUT AS FAR AS I'LL GO SKO I DON'T GIVE TOO MUCH AWAY.
A FEW WEEKS AGO.
I SPOKE WITH MICHAEL ELY ON THE SHOW.
HE SANG PRAISES ABOUT BALTIMORE.
WHEN I SPOKE WITH HILLARY AND THE WRITER AND DIRECTOR, I WANTED TO ASK HER ABOUT THE TRAINING SHE NEEDED TO DO TO PLAY THIS WILD DETECTIVE.
HERE'S WHAT SHE HAD TO SAY.
HILLARY, I KNOW YOU ARE THE QUEEN OF TRAINING FOR YOUR ROLES.
I'M HONESTLY CURIOUS IF THERE WAS ANY PARTICULAR -- I KNOW YOU'VE PROBABLY DONE SOME OF THE TRAINING BEFORE, BUT ANY HANDGUN TRAINING OR FIGHT CHOREOGRAPHY THAT YOU HAD TO DO.
DID YOU HAVE TO DO ANYTHING SPECIFIC TO PLAY VAL?
>> YOU HAVE TO LEARN HOW TO USE THOSE WEAPONS.
IT WAS SOMETHING I ASKED DEION AND ROXANNE EARLY ON WAS, LIKE, I'M A COP SO I KNOW HOW TO HANDLE WEAPONS AND I WANT TO LOOK LIKE I KNOW WHAT I'M DOING.
SO THEY HIRED SOMEONE, AND I GOT SOME LESSONS WITH WEAPONS AND AN UNDERSTANDING SO, YOU KNOW, REALLY HOW TO YOU'D LYZE THEM CORRECTLY, BECAUSE THAT'S ALWAYS WEIRD, YOU KNOW WHEN YOU'RE
WATCHING SOMETHING AND IT TAKES YOU OUT OF THE MOVIE AND YOU'RE LIKE A COP WOULDN'T HOLD A GUN LIKE THAT.
>> YOU DO THE BEST JOB EVER.
MICHAEL TOLD ME HE WAS INTIMIDATED DURING THE FIRST SCENE YOU GUYS SHOT.
AND THAT WAS NOTHING.
>> IT'S FUN.
IT'S LIKE LEARNING -- DOING PHYSICAL STUFF.
DEION AND I TALKED ABOUT TRAIN ASKING MAKING SURE I LOOKED PHYSICALLY LIKE A COP BECAUSE THERE'S ALSO SO MUCH VALIDITY TO THAT AS WELL.
I LOVE THE PHYSICALITY OF CHARACTERS AND I LOVE BEING PHYSICAL AND WORKING OUT.
IT'S A WIN-WIN.
>> THAT WAS HILLARY SWANK, WHO STARS IN FATAL E.
I GAVE IT FOUR OUT OF FIVE STARS.
WORTH CHECKING OUT IF YOU LIKE A THRILLER.
SHE PLAY AS GLENN CLOSE FATAL ATTRACTION TYPE CHARACTER.
JENNIFER: SHE SEEMS SO NICE EVERY TIME YOU TALK TO HER.
>> SHE'S AMAZING.
>> PIECES OF A WOMAN IS ON NETFLIX.
VANESSA KIRBY FROM THE CROWN IS SUFFERING AN AFTERMATH OF LOSING A BABY.
I ACTUALLY SPOKE TO VANESSA AND LEGENDARY FILM ICON ELLEN BURRS TON, WHO PLAYS HER MORE IN THE FILM ABOUT THEIR FIRST MEETING PRIOR TO FILMING PIECES OF A WOMAN.
HERE'S WHAT THEY HAD TO SAY WHEN I SPOKE WITH THEM.
>> OBVIOUSLY, WE'VE SEEN A LOT OF DIFFERENT MOTHER AND DAUGHTER DYNAMICS IN A BUNCH OF DIFFERENT STORIES.
AND I'M CURIOUS FOR THE TWO OF YOU WHAT YOUR CONVERSATIONS WERE LIKE PRIOR TO FILMING ON HOW YOU WERE GOING TO PLAY MARTHA AND ELIZABETH, BECAUSE FOR ME, I COULD REALLY SEE THE HISTORY
BETWEEN THE TWO OF THEM THROUGHOUT THE DIALOGUE.
I'M CURIOUS, STARTING WITH YOU, WHAT WERE YOUR CONVERSATIONS LIKE WITH ELLEN IN REGARDS TO HOW TO PLAY THE TWO WOMEN?
>> YEAH.
SO WE, I MEAN, WE STARTED GETTING TO KNOW EACH OTHER, REALLY.
IT WAS AN AMAZING MOMENT WHEN YOU WALK IN AND SEE SOMEONE AND ARE LIKE OH, WE'RE GOING TO GET ON.
THAT WAS LUCKY.
I ALWAYS LOOKED UP TO ELLEN AS WELL.
SHE'S SUCH A FIERCE ENERGY, ALWAYS HAS AN YOUR RAW I'VE ALWAYS ADMIRED.
THAT WAS ALREADY THERE.
OBVIOUSLY HAD TO BE SOMEONE THAT MARTHA, YEAH, WAS SLIGHTLY SCARED OF, OH, BECAUSE SHE'S SO FIERCE.
AND ALSO SIMILAR TO.
SO THAT WAS ALSO WONDERFUL.
AND THEN I SPENT TIME.
>> I LOVE THAT.
>> WE HAD A PAJAMA PARTY, WHICH REALLY HELPED BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, IT FELT LIKE IT WOULD FEEL AS IF WE WERE MOTHER AND DAUGHTER.
WE HAD DINNER, TALKED ALL NIGHT.
UP FAR TOO LATE, GOT UP EARLY, HAD BREAKFAST.
WE BECAME GREAT FRIENDS AND THAT HELPED FEEL FAMILIAL.
>> WE GOT TO KNOW EACH OTHER, SPENT FOUR DAYS TOGETHER WJUST READING THE PLAY AND GOING OVER IT AND TALKING ABOUT IT.
AND THIS CHARACTER IS BASED A LOT ON -- I DON'T KNOW IF IT WAS THE MOTHER OR GRANDMOTHER.
I'M NOT SURE WHICH, BUT I HAD A LOT OF DETAILS ABOUT WHO SHE WAS.
I HAD SEEN VANESSA IN THE FIRST YEAR OF THE CROWN PLAYING PRINCESS MARGARET AND I WAS VERY IMPRESSED WITH LER.
>> ONE OF THE BEST PERFORMANCES EVER.
>> AS SOON AS SHE CAME ON, I REMEMBER SITTING UP AND GOING WOW, WHO'S THAT?
I REALLY WATCHED THAT SEASON OF THE CROWN TO SEE HER.
AND I WAS NOT SURPRISED TO FIND OUT THAT SHE WAS A THEATER ACTRESS BECAUSE IN MY WORLD, THAT SHOWS.
>> THE FACT THAT ELLEN BURRS TIN IS DOING ZOOM INTERVIEWS, ANYONE CAN DO A ZOOM INTERVIEW, Y'ALL.
SHE WAS SO FANTASTIC.
I WILL SAY PIECES OF A WOMAN IS NOW ON NETFLIX.
IT'S A VERY HARD FILM TO WATCH, BUT I WILL SAY, YOU'RE WATCHING THIS FILM FOR THE AMAZING PERFORMANCES FROM VANESSA KIRBY AND ELLEN BURSTYN.
I LOVED THEIR DYNAMIC.
THE OPENING SCENE, JEN, IS LITERALLY A 20, 25 MINUTE LONG OPENING SCENE OF VANESSA KIRBY'S CHARACTER GIVING BIRTH AND GOING THROUGH LABOR AND IT'S A VERY, VERY RAW WAY THAT'S BEEN DONE IN
A FILM THAT HASN'T BEEN DONE IN ANY OTHER FILMS BEFORE.
I REALLY APPRECIATED IT FROM THAT STANDPOINT AND I ALSO LEARNED A LOT ABOUT WHAT IT WAS LIKE TO GIVE A HOME BIRTH.
VANESSA WAS TALKING ABOUT IN THE INTERVIEW AS WELL.
MY FULL INTERVIEW WITH VANESSA AND ELLEN IS ON YOUTUBE.
I'M GIVING IT 4 OUT OF 5 STARS.
DEFINITELY ENJOYED THE FILM BUT IT'S A HARD FILM TO WATCH.
4 OUT OF FIVE STARS ON NETFLIX.
>> YOU HAVE TO BE IN A CERTAIN MOOD TO WATCH THAT MOVIE TOO.
WHAT ABOUT SHADOW IN THE CLOUD.
>> I WANTED TO TALK ABOUT SHADOW IN THE CLOUD BECAUSE MY HUSBAND AND I RENTED IT ON APPLE TV THIS WEEKEND.
THE MOVIE CAME OUT JANUARY 1 CHLOE PLAYS A PILOT TRAVELING WITH A TOP SECRET PACKAGE ON A FLIGHT.
SHE HAS TO TACKLE CREATURES.
IT'S A POP TORN MOVIE FLICK.
THERE'S INTENSE ACTION, THERE'S FIGHT SCENES.
WE LITERALLY SEE CHLOE GRACE MOREET'S CHARACTER DANGLING FROM THE PLANE.
IT'S THE BEST TYPE OF POPCORN MOVIE.
NOT THAT LONG.
LOOKED GORGEOUS ON THE TV DOWNSTAIRS.
THE FINAL SHOT OF THE FILM IS JUST REALLY POWERFUL.
DURING THE END CREDIT SCENE, THEY ACTUALLY SHOW REAL FOOTAGE OF FEMALE PILOTS THAT DID ENLIST DURING WORLD WAR II.
I THOUGHT THAT WAS COOL.
CHLOE GRACE LEADS THE FILM BEAUTIFULPY.
IT'S CRAZY, UNREALISTIC.
TOTALLY WOULD NEVER HAPPEN BUT THAT'S THE BEST PART OF ONE OF THESE POPCORN MOVIES.
I ACTUALLY HAD A LOT OF FUN WITH IT.
I WAS PLEASANTLY SURPRISED.
JENNIFER: THAT'S THE TELL OF A GOOD MOVIE.
WHEN YOU CAN WATCH IT AND SAY THAT WAS GOOD, OLD FASHIOED FUN.
SPEAKING OF THAT, COBRA KAI SEASON 3.
WE'RE NOT TALKING BRAIN SURGERY, JUST NOSTALGIA AND FUN.
>> IT'S FUNNY, BECAUSE WE TALKED ABOUT COBRA KAI SEASON 2 IN APRIL 2020.
NOW SEASON 3 IS OUT.
I HAVEN'T SEEN ALL OF THE EPISODES YET, BUT FROM WHAT I GET FROM THE TRAILER, IT LOOKS LIKE RALPH MATCH YA ARE GOING TO WORK TOGETHER TO HELP THE KIDS.
WHAT INTRIGUES ME THE MOST IS A CLIP IN THE TRAILER WHERE WE SEE DANNY GO POTENTIALLY TO FIND A MEMBER OF MR. MIAGI'S FAMILY.
I'M INTRIGUED ABOUT THAT STORYLINE.
I ALSO REALLY HOPE THAT WE SEE DANNY AND JOHNNY FIGHT TOGETHER MORE AND LIKE SORT OF COME TOGETHER MORE IN A WAY.
I'M INTERESTED TO SEE WHAT WE SEE FOR SEASON 3.
JENNIFER: I'M ONLY TWO EPISODES IN.
SOME OF THE BEST SCENES ARE JOHNNY AND DANNY TOGETHER.
THEY'RE SOME OF THE FUNNIEST SCENES YOU'LL GET.
>> I REWATCHED THE KARATE KID A WEEK AGO TO PREP FOR COBRA KAI.
I'LL DO A BINGE DURING JANUARY.
I DID MY TOP TEN MOVIES AND TV SHOWS ON INSTAGRAM.
GO THERE ON D.C. FILM GIRL AND TWEET ME AND MESSAGE ME.
IT'S HARD TO KEEP UP WITH EVERYTHING THESE DAYS.
JENNIFER: THANKS FOR JOINING US, D.C. FILM GIRL ON FACEBOO