Category Archive: Movies

05 Jun

Knocked Up

Knocked Up

Somewhat funny movie about a guy who knocks up a girl during a one-night stand. I thought it was going to be funnier. …

 
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20 May

Charlie Wilson’s War

Charlie Wilson’s War

While this movie was about a very serious subject (providing aid to Afghan rebels during their war against the Soviet Union), the dialog was hilarious.  …

 
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11 May

Curse of the Golden Flower

Curse of the Golden Flower

Rating: **+

 
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09 May

Keeping Mum

Keeping Mum

Much funnier movie than “Death at a Funeral”, which I just watched earlier this week. Maggie Smith plays a great role as a house-keeper …

 
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06 May

Death at a Funeral

Death at a Funeral

Over-the-top movie about a chaotic family funeral.  Pretty funny, but the scenes with the hallucinogenic Simon became annoying and not funny after the first few …

 
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29 Apr

Atonement

Atonement

I tried reading this book about a year ago, but couldn’t get into it.  The movie, while mostly serious and somber, was easy to enjoy.  …

 
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28 Apr

Mean Girls

Mean Girls

Ah, high school.  Such fond memories of cliques and backstabbing. Mean Girls was funny. Tina Fey did have a hand in it, after all.  While …

 
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27 Apr

Quinceanera

Quinceanera

Decent coming-of-age story about a 14-year old girl preparing for her big 15th birthday, when she realizes she is pregnant.  Her religious-fanatic father kicks her …

 
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25 Apr

No Country For Old Men

No Country For Old Men

I’m not sure what we were hoping for when we rented this movie.  We weren’t overly impressed with the book.  Maybe we were hoping for …

 
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21 Apr

Juno

Juno

There was a lot of hype surrounding this movie. I’d heard good things all around, so I’m always skeptical and prepared to be …

 
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