Tag Archives: movies

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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The Great Gatsby (2013)

Posted on July 7, 2013 by Joel

Saturday, we went to see The Great Gatsby, Baz Luhrmann’s version of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s 1925 novel. We first began seeing trailers for this film way back in March, I think, when we went to see Oz: The Great and Powerful. … Continue reading →

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Star Trek Into Darkness (2013)

Posted on July 6, 2013 by Joel

All these years, I’m fairly certain that I’ve been pretty clear that I am a science-fiction / Star Trek buff. I’ve watched nearly every TOS episode, ever TAS episode, every ST: TNG, ST: DS9, ST: VOY, ST: ENT, and every … Continue reading →

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Goodfellas (1990)

Posted on July 3, 2013 by Joel

Ok, funny story — I think it was more than 10 years ago, but a bunch of us were going to Mohegan Sun, and we met up at someone’s house. Goodfellas was on for some reason, so I watched the first … Continue reading →

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Hum Tum (2004)

Posted on June 27, 2013 by Joel

Bah. Truly one of the worst Indian movies I have ever experienced. I don’t understand how this Bollywood film, Hum Tum, is highly rated — the film ratings online give it a high number of stars, and a friend of … 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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A busy May the Fourth this year

Posted on May 4, 2013 by Joel

A busy “May the Fourth Be With You!” indeed. It was a tight schedule, with many a place to be and many a thing to do. My wife was working in the morning at her office, so it was just … Continue reading →

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Olympus Has Fallen (2013)

Posted on April 6, 2013 by Joel

Friday night after work, my friend Doug and I went to see Olympus Has Fallen (2013) at the AMC Jersey Gardens theater close to my office. It’s a short 15 min drive from Newark to Elizabeth, so I think we … Continue reading →

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Super 8 (2011)

Posted on March 29, 2013 by Joel

It’s taken a while, but I finally watched the entire film Super 8 online through  Netflix. It’s a 2011 J.J. Abrams film (written and directed) that I had been meaning to watch back when it was in theaters, but the timing … Continue reading →

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Silver Linings Playbook (2012)

Posted on March 26, 2013 by Joel

It’s Spring Break here, and the kids have the week off from school. My in-laws agreed to watch the kids Monday and Tuesday (with a sleepover Monday night.) What to do with our free time? How about a date night … Continue reading →

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