Category Archives: Entertainment

Joel’s review of Doctor Strange (2016)

Posted on November 5, 2016 by Joel

The day before we left for Jamaica, the kids and I went to go see Doctor Strange, the latest movie in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. The film stars Benedict Cumberbatch, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Mads Mikkelsen,  Tilda Swinton, and Rachel McAdams. Doctor Strange is … Continue reading →

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Joel’s review of Kubo and the Two Strings (2016)

Posted on September 25, 2016 by Joel

Can I tell you that I enjoyed this film? I didn’t know what to expect, but my son Joshua wanted to see the film, so we all went out to see it on a late Friday night. I was mighty … Continue reading →

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Joel’s review of Star Trek Beyond (2016)

Posted on July 31, 2016 by Joel

[This is one of those catch-up posts from earlier.] The last weekend of July, we me up with friends Douglas & Kathy in Parsippany to see Star Trek Beyond. The plan was to grab some lunch, then see Star Trek. We … Continue reading →

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Joel’s review of The Boss (2016)

Posted on July 31, 2016 by Joel

The kids were away at camp early this summer, and Namita and I took a day back then to hang out sans children. We grabbed lunch and went to see The Boss starring Melissa McCarthy and Kristen Bell. McCarthy plays … Continue reading →

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Joel’s review of Me Before You (2016)

Posted on July 17, 2016 by Joel

It’s been a while since we’ve gone out to see a film, but we had chance on July 17. The kids were away, and we had date night. Namita had recently finished reading Me Before You, and the Hollywood film … Continue reading →

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Joel’s review of Finding Dory (2016)

Posted on July 1, 2016 by Joel

Yes, we saw Finding Dory this summer. You know, I don’t have a lot to say about this movie. Is that weird? I mean, what don’t you know about this film? It’s a sequel to the Finding Nemo Pixar film … Continue reading →

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Joel’s review of The Jungle Book (2016)

Posted on May 29, 2016 by Joel

When we went on a Boston road trip, we took some time out to watch the new The Jungle Book film directed by Jon Favreau. The film is either a live-action remake of the 1967 animated musical comedy film produced by Wal … Continue reading →

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Joel’s review of Captain America: Civil War (2016)

Posted on May 15, 2016 by Joel

In May, we all went to see Captain America: Civil War. the third Marvel film about Captain America played by Chris Evans. Loosely based on the Marvel Comics’ Civil War Superhero Registration Act storyline about ten years ago, it’s a film … Continue reading →

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Joel’s review of Meet the Patels (2014)

Posted on March 11, 2016 by Joel

Color me pleasantly surprised to find the documentary Meet the Patels (2014) on Netflix this weekend. This is a documentary starring Ravi Patel, and was directed by both Ravi Patel and his sister Geeta Patel. I guess you could call … Continue reading →

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Joel’s review of Zootopia (2016)

Posted on March 6, 2016 by Joel

Man, it was tough to get decent tickets to Zootopia (2016) on opening weekend. Our friends Doug & Kathy were driving down to our neck of the woods to meet us for the movie, and for dinner out to celebrate Doug’s birthday. … Continue reading →

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