Category Archives: Entertainment

Working Girl (1988)

Posted on September 30, 2014 by Joel

It took me about 26 years, but I watched Working Girl this weekend. It’s a somewhat famous film from the 1980’s, starring Melanie Griffith, Harrison Ford, and Sigourney Weaver. The film features Melanie Griffith as the likable Tess McGill, a secretary … Continue reading →

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Purchased Captain America: The Winter Soldier

Posted on September 9, 2014 by Joel

Oh,  how could I not pick up Winter Soldier on blu-ray? It’s an excellent film. Great video, and DTS-HD Master Audio 7.1. Win win.

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The Hundred-Foot Journey (2014)

Posted on August 31, 2014 by Joel

With the kids staying overnight with their grandparents this week, Namita and I went out on a Thursday night to the Menlo Park Mall to see The Hundred-Foot Journey. We could have seen it closer to our home, but Menlo has … Continue reading →

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The Wolverine (2013)

Posted on July 31, 2014 by Joel

I borrowed The Wolverine (2013) from our local library last month. This is the sequel to that not-very-good X-Men Origins: Wolverine (2009) film that came out 2009. I didn’t watch all of Origins, but I watched enough to be traumatized. … Continue reading →

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Godzilla (2014)

Posted on July 16, 2014 by Joel

I was in Toronto this week, and my late night flight in on Sunday wore me out. By late Monday afternoon, the coffees were barely helping. After I left the office, my wife and I took care of a last … Continue reading →

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The Lone Ranger (2013)

Posted on July 9, 2014 by Joel

After recently browsing the video aisles at our local library branch, I borrowed The Lone Ranger, Gore Verbinski’s 2013 take on the old Lone Ranger radio and classic Western tv character. It stars Armie (Armie?) Hammer as John Reid / … Continue reading →

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X-Men: Days of Future Past (2014)

Posted on June 24, 2014 by Joel

I was in Chicago earlier this month, and I went to see X-Men: Days of Future Past with my colleague after a long day. This is the recent sequel to the 2011 film X-Men: First Class. While Matthew Vaughn successfully … Continue reading →

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Visiting the Chackos at LBI

Posted on June 2, 2014 by Joel

After attending the Trenton Thunder baseball game, we drove down to Long Beach Island to meet up with my sister-in-law and her husband, and my niece for dinner. It took us about 90 mins to get from Trenton to LBI, … Continue reading →

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Church outing to watch the Trenton Thunder

Posted on June 2, 2014 by Joel

As a member of the newly reformed Men’s Group at our church (St. Barnabas Episcopal Church), we organized a fun outing for our interested parishioners to see a Trenton Thunder minor league AA baseball game down in Trenton. The Ipes have … Continue reading →

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Kick-Ass 2 (2013)

Posted on May 21, 2014 by Joel

I borrowed Kick-Ass 2 from our local library. This is the sequel to the 2010 Matthew Vaughn film based on the Kick-Ass graphic novels. No, I’ve never read them, but I did enjoy the original film. The sequel takes place a few years … Continue reading →

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