Tag Archives: drama

Joel’s review of Lady Bird (2017) – I don’t know if I get it

Posted on January 2, 2018 by Joel

My first film of the new year (and literally, we went on New Year’s Day) was Lady Bird. Well, the kids also went to see Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle, so the Ipes actually saw two movies this year. [Side … Continue reading →

Posted in Entertainment | Tagged , | Leave a comment

Joel’s review of Murder on the Orient Express (2017)

Posted on November 11, 2017 by Joel

On an unexpectedly quiet Friday night, we decided to go see Murder on the Orient Express, a remake of the 1974 film, which are all based on the original Agatha Christie novel. Kenneth Branagh directed this film with an all-star … Continue reading →

Posted in Entertainment | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment

After all these years, I finally watched The Godfather: Part II (1974)

Posted on July 28, 2017 by Joel

All these years, here’s what I’ve heard about Francis Ford Coppola’s Godfather films (Anthology? Trilogy? Trilogy.) 1. The first film is fantastic (and highly quotable.) 2. The sequel The Godfather Part II is supposed to be even better. 3. The … Continue reading →

Posted in Entertainment | Tagged , , , , , | Leave a comment

Joel’s review of The Godfather (1972)

Posted on July 4, 2017 by Joel

This weekend, my wife Namita borrowed The Godfather on Blu-ray from our local library. I remember attempting to watch this years ago, but I fell asleep during my viewing. I knew everyone found this to be an amazing film, but … Continue reading →

Posted in Entertainment | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

Joel’s review of Arrival (2016)

Posted on June 6, 2017 by Joel

I started watching Arrival (2016) on a flight to Dallas, but didn’t finish the 2nd half until I had a chance to request the Blu-ray disc via Netflix this week. From what I watched initially, I was absolutely fascinated by the look … Continue reading →

Posted in Entertainment | Tagged , , , , , , | 1 Comment

Joel’s review of Neerja (2016)

Posted on December 28, 2016 by Joel

I read a Geekdad article a few days ago titled ‘Airlift’ and ‘Neerja’: A New Breed of Bollywood Film about two new historical Bollywood films that weren’t the typical song and dance musical.  One of them was Neerja, a based-on-true-events … Continue reading →

Posted in Entertainment | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

Joel’s review of Rebecca (1940)

Posted on February 13, 2016 by Joel

We rented Rebecca, the first film Alfred Hitchcock made in Hollywood and the only one that won a Best Picture Oscar. Starring Laurence Olivier and Joan Fontaine. It was….. somewhat interesting. Here’s a synopsis I found on IMDB: A shy ladies’ companion, … Continue reading →

Posted in Entertainment | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

Joel’s review of Joy (2015)

Posted on December 30, 2015 by Joel

As part of a double feature, Namita decided to have lunch, and watch two films back to back at the theater — first Joy (2015), then The Force Awakens with the kids. In one afternoon! We’ve never done that before. For a 1:10 … Continue reading →

Posted in Entertainment | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

Joel’s review of Dawn of the Planet of the Apes (2014)

Posted on July 8, 2015 by Joel

To be honest, I had never watched any of the original 70’s / early 80’s Planet of the Apes films. Of all the stuff I watched growing up, the Planet of the Apes series wasn’t one. Go figure. In 2001, … Continue reading →

Posted in Entertainment | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

Joel’s review of Inside Out (2015)

Posted on June 28, 2015 by Joel

We watched Inside Out (2015) recently, and it was damn interesting. Damn interesting, I say. We didn’t have time to see it opening week, but caught it the week after on a Friday night. The film stars Amy Poehler, Phyllis … Continue reading →

Posted in Entertainment | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment