Author Archives: Joel

Batman: Under the Red Hood (2010)

Posted on November 11, 2010 by Joel

Last night, I watched Batman: Under the Red Hood, a 2010 direct-to-video film based on the two DC Comic Batman storylines  “A Death in the Family” and “Under the Hood“. The film is the eighth in the DC Universe Animated Original … Continue reading →

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In Good Company (2004)

Posted on November 6, 2010 by Joel

We rented In Good Company, a 2004 comedy-drama starring Topher Grace, Dennis Quaid, and Scarlett Johansson, There wereother supporting cast members, with honorable mentions to Marg Helgenberger and Clark Gregg. I’ve been interested in watching this film since it came out, … Continue reading →

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Halloween 2010 at my sister’s house

Posted on November 1, 2010 by Joel

Late Sunday afternoon, we drove down to my sister’s place to have the kids trick or treat. In our own neighborhood, we don’t see too many kids. Meanwhile, in south Jersey, it’s like the 50’s in America. Everyone sits outside … Continue reading →

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Josh’s last soccer game of the season

Posted on October 31, 2010 by Joel

October 30th was Josh’s last regular season soccer practice game. Two months went awfully fast, and I’m glad my wife signed him up for it. It was a good experience for him to play a sport for the first time … Continue reading →

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Killers (2010)

Posted on October 30, 2010 by Joel

Oh, romantic comedies. I’m starting to see a pattern. Reality is not important for a romantic comedy. What is important are certain set pieces, situations, or jokes. the actual plot doesn’t matter. I know they’re very popular, yet like Lifetime … Continue reading →

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Into the Wild (2007)

Posted on October 24, 2010 by Joel

After much not getting around to it, I finally got around to it. Saturday night, after everyone went to bed, I popped the Blu-ray disc into my PS3, settled onto the couch to watch a quality movie in peace and … Continue reading →

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The first trailer for Paul

Posted on October 19, 2010 by Joel

There is a new film called Paul scheduled to be released in 2011. Starring Simon Pegg (he’s literally awesome), “Two British comic-book geeks traveling across the U.S. encounter an alien outside Area 51.” This is an early trailer. It looks interesting.

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Our Logitech Harmony One remote and PS3 adapter arrived today

Posted on October 18, 2010 by Joel

Since July, we’ve been fumbling with 3-4 remote controls every time we want to watch something. Here we are with all these great components, but it’s so annoying to change the channels or raise/lower the volume. Want to watch television? … Continue reading →

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A relaxing weekend in October is nothing to be ashamed of

Posted on October 17, 2010 by Joel

After so many months of packed-to-the-gills weekend schedules, we’re starting to experience actual breaks. This weekend, not much to fill up the schedule, so we used it for decompression time. We started off the weekend Friday night with pizza and … Continue reading →

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Justice League: The New Frontier (2008)

Posted on October 16, 2010 by Joel

I did not like this movie. Warning: spoilers below. Friday night, we were looking for something to watch with the kids. We tried to watch Justice League: The New Frontier, but we started to a lot more animated violence than we were comfortable … Continue reading →

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