“The Phenom”, a baseball movie starring Ethan Hawke and Paul Giamatti, sounds promising until you notice how reviews are all over the place. Our hosts take a look at the film and discuss why audiences might be having such mixed reactions. Alan then decides to pull a quick “Now You See Me 2” review out of his critic’s hat before moving on to the usual segments of movie news and recommendations.

Recommendations: “Bill Cunningham New York”, “The Royal Tenenbaums”

Reviews of: “The Phenom” , “Now You See Me 2”