Author: Jess

22 Feb

Vicky Cristina Barcelona

Vicky Cristina Barcelona

The title of this movie tells the premise of the entire film: two friends, Vicky and Cristina, go to Barcelona for the summer.  While the …

 
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18 Feb

W.

W.

W. was an interesting movie.  It was less about George W. Bush’s presidency than it was about how he got there, with a focus on …

 
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10 Feb

Sex and the City

Sex and the City

  One user on IMDb wrote a comment, which I thought summarized this movie well: “Cute enough for an evening’s mindless entertainment, but exactly that and …

 
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09 Feb

Ferberizing Jack

Ferberizing Jack

Whoever came up with the phrase, “slept like a baby”, probably did not have any children. After months of very little sleep, Ed and I …

 
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31 Jan

The Blood of Flowers

The Blood of Flowers

Anita Amirrezvani Amirrezvani, an Iranian-American, tells the story of a young girl growing up in 17th century Persia.  Her life is thrown into turmoil when her …

 
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31 Jan

The Women

The Women

While I’ve never seen the original film, this remake wasn’t that great.  A few lines and scenes were funny, but the characters were unbelievable and …

 
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31 Jan

Norwegian Wood

Norwegian Wood

Haruki Murakami This was a wonderful and sad love story… but what I’ve come to love about Murakami’s writing is the environment you feel when reading …

 
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23 Jan

Burn After Reading

Burn After Reading

  This movie was funny.  I actually saw it twice and it was funnier the second time around.  The cast is fantastic, with the quirky Frances …

 
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23 Jan

The Unlikely Lavender Queen

The Unlikely Lavender Queen

Jeannie Ralston Like Elizabeth Gilbert in Eat, Pray, Love, Ralston documents her journey of life, love, and finding a place to call  home in The Unlikely …

 
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21 Jan

Updates

Updates

Well, it’s been a while since I’ve posted.  Who knew an infant could take up every waking second of my day?  While I knew raising …

 
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