Tag Archives: movies

Before Sunrise (1995)

Posted on August 28, 2013 by Joel

Over the course of two days, I watched Before Sunrise, a 1995 film starring Ethan Hawke and Julie Delpy. It is a pretty famous film that came out in January 1995, the beginning of my college years when I began to … Continue reading →

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48 Hours (1982)

Posted on August 21, 2013 by Joel

In my journey of catching up on films that I never saw the first time around, I decided to watch 48 Hours, the 1982 action / cop / comedy film directed by Walter Hill, and famously starring Nick Nolte and … Continue reading →

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Ted (2012)

Posted on August 16, 2013 by Joel

I missed the beginning, but I watched Ted through the magic of HBO this week. This is is that Mark Wahlberg, Mila Kunis, and Seth MacFarlane raunchy comedy about a child’s teddy bear coming to life because of a childhood wish. … Continue reading →

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Seeking a Friend for the End of the World (2012)

Posted on August 15, 2013 by Joel

Well, this is different. Seeking a Friend for the End of the World (2012) stars Steve Carell as Dodge Petersen, and Keira Knightley as Penny. The film opens with the revelation that a humongous asteroid named ‘Matilda’ is on a collision … Continue reading →

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Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964)

Posted on July 28, 2013 by Joel

Had some free time Saturday night, so I decided to check out Amazon’s Prime Instant Video library. I saw they had Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb, a rather famous film directed by … Continue reading →

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The Five-Year Engagement (2012)

Posted on July 24, 2013 by Joel

Blargh. Saturday night, we were sitting around chillaxing, and The Five-Year Engagement (2012) had just started. It’s a strange romantic comedy drama starring Jason Segel and Emily Blount, supported by Chris Pratt, and Allison Brie. I say strange because the … Continue reading →

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Man of Steel (2013)

Posted on July 19, 2013 by Joel

I recently learned that my buddy Sean has been working off and on out of Pennsylvania, not that far across the NJ/PA border. We made plans to meet up after work. I took the train back to my train station … Continue reading →

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Despicable Me 2 (2013)

Posted on July 14, 2013 by Joel

After church today, the four of us had a quick lunch at home, then went to meet up with some friends to see Despicable Me 2. In case you aren’t aware, this is the sequel to the original film, which … Continue reading →

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Pacific Rim (2013)

Posted on July 14, 2013 by Joel

My friend Doug and I went to see Pacific Rim, Guillermo del Toro‘s first film in 5 years (since Hellboy 2: The Golden Army released in 2008, which I also saw.) Early news about del Toro making a film about giant robots fighting … Continue reading →

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Superman vs. The Elite (2012)

Posted on July 13, 2013 by Joel

I watched this film on and off, but finally finished the last half hour of Superman vs. The Elite, a direct to video film adaptation of a 2001 Action Comics story. It was available via Netflix streaming, so it seemed … Continue reading →

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