The Small Fries

This week we’ve got a lot in store for you, Small Fries, and we are really excited! Starting today we will be introducing themed days to you with quick one shots of Television Shows, Movies, Retro Rewinds, and Top Fives. Be sure to keep checking back every day to see new reviews posted! Today is a combination of our “Sneak Peek Sunday” and “Movie Night Monday.” We’re going to give you some insight into what we’ve got cooking this week and a list of movies to watch for the Oscars!

Sneak Peek

This week, we’ve got a special treat for you. We have our second featured writer, Sarah Geerling, making her debut as an honorary Small Fry. She will be doing a special over Syfy’s newest series, The Magicians, and trust me when I say she’s got a lot to say about the show. If you’re a fan of the book series or are just really interested in the show, check out her review over the first episode!

We’ve also got two reviews over the current episodes of Syfy’s The Expanse and MTV’s The Shannara Chronicles. They will be covering all the episodes that have aired so far. Trust me when I say The Expanse is going to be your TV’s newest obsession! This week we’ve also got a new Retro Rewind coming your way over the popular 90’s Sitcom, Full House, with a speial surprise on Wednesday! Also, watch out for one shots over popular TV Shows that have returned or premiered this year!

We are really excited to be sharing our new format with you as we start off the new year with a new batch of Fries!

Movie Night

With the Oscar’s just around the corner, we’ve decided to start prepping ourselves. This week, we’ve decided to do a very relaxed Movie Monday. Instead of giving our reviews over Oscar nominated movies, we decided to give you a list of the movies we’re most excited for and will be reviewing over the next few weeks:

Bridge of Spies

Starring: Tom Hanks, Mark Rylance, Alan Alda, Amy Ryan

In 1957, in the midst of the Cold War, New York insurance lawyer James Donovan is enlisted to provide a pro-bono defense for Rudolf Abel, who is accused of spying for the Russians. The CIA then sends Donovan to East Berlin to conduct precarious negotiations with the Soviets to exchange Abel for a recently captured U.S. Air Force pilot, Francis Gary Powers.

The Martian

Starring: Matt Damon, Jessica Chastain, Chiwetel Eljiofor, Kristin Wiig, Jeff Daniels

Astronaut Mark Watney is presumed dead and left behind when an unexpected storm hits Mars, forcing his crewmates to abandon their mission. Watney, a botanist, must engineer ways to feed himself and survive the harsh environment, and after he reestablishes communication with NASA, scientists around the globe race against time to rescue him.

The Revenant

Starring: Leonardo DiCaprio, Tom Hardy, Will Poulter, Domhnall Gleeson

While on a danger-laden journey through the American wilderness in the early 1800s, frontiersman Hugh Glass is badly mauled by a grizzly and abandoned by his fellow trappers. Barely surviving his wounds, Glass is driven by thoughts of his family and a desire for revenge as he endures the frigid winter and pursues the men who left him for dead.

Room

Starring: Brie Larson, William H. Macy, Joan Allen, Jacob Tremblay

A young woman who has been held in captivity in a small shed for seven years tries to make as normal a life as she can for her five-year-old son, Jack, who knows her only as "Ma." When Ma and Jack escape their captor, Old Nick, they must cope with the outside world and forge relationships with Ma's conflicted family.

Mad Max: Fury Road

Starring:Tom Hardy, Charlize Theron, Nicholas Hoult

Years after an apocalypse has devastated the world, Australia has become a wasteland ruled by outlaws hoarding fuel, water and other resources. Desperate to escape a tyrant called Immortan Joe, loner Max Rockatansky joins forces with Imperator Furiosa, who is fleeing from Joe and his fanatical followers with a precious cargo that she has smuggled from Joe's stronghold.

All synopses pulled from: http://oscar.go.com

For a complete list of Oscar nominations and more movie synopses visit: http://oscar.go.com/news/nominations/oscar-nominations-2016-the-complete-list-of-nominees

--Kasey