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Joel’s review of Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015)

Posted on May 8, 2015 by Joel

This weekend, we went to see Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015). I remember when I used to rush off to watch a film on opening night, but after all the kids came along, we were lucky for a long time … Continue reading →

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Guardians of the Galaxy (2014)

Posted on August 3, 2014 by Joel

Saturday evening, Nums and I took the kids out for dinner and a movie, to celebrate our “Date-aversary” (14 years and counting.) For dinner, we tried our this interesting “fast super casual” Mexican place called Mexican Mariachi Grill. I’ll admit … Continue reading →

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Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014)

Posted on April 7, 2014 by Joel

I thought the debut of the 2nd Captain America film would never get here. It’s been been three years since Cap’s first film in the official Marvel movie universe, Captain America: The First Avenger (2011). Notice what I did there? … Continue reading →

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Thor: The Dark World (2013)

Posted on November 8, 2013 by Joel

I have to say that I’m generally this series of films in the Marvel universe that started with Iron Man five years ago. I, like many people, liked that film, but the nerds (like me) liked the shout outs and … Continue reading →

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Doctor Strange (2007)

Posted on July 8, 2013 by Joel

To complete my “quadfecta” of movies this week (Goodfellas, Star Trek Into Darkness, and The Great Gatsby), we had planned to watch Despicable Me 2, but we didn’t have enough time on Sunday. Instead, the kids and I sat down on Sunday … Continue reading →

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Iron Man 3 (2013)

Posted on May 4, 2013 by Joel

The final film in the Robert Downey, Jr as Tony Stark, Iron Man trilogy is finally here. The first film was an amazingly entertaining origin story, followed by a mediocre 2nd installment that was less than entertaining, Shane Black directs … Continue reading →

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The Avengers (2012)

Posted on May 7, 2012 by Joel

The wait is finally over — Marvel’s summer blockbuster superhero ensemble film The Avengers was finally here. Years in the making, nerds and geeks like me have waited with anticipation for this film to come out, hoping for it to … Continue reading →

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Iron Man 2 (2010)

Posted on April 6, 2011 by Joel

I had a number of movies ahead of Iron Man 2 in the Netflix queue, but I was in the mood for some high-octane Iron Man action, so I bumped this up the list to #1. I never saw it … Continue reading →

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I am Iron Man

Posted on July 21, 2008 by Joel

After working in Philadelphia today, I went to see Iron Man by myself at a nearby movie theater. That movie was great.  Robert Downey, jr. was a great choice, but I didn’t find Gwyneth Paltrow’s role to be all that … Continue reading →

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