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Adventureland (2009)

Posted on December 31, 2009 by Joel

As per Ipe New Year’s Eve tradition, my wife and I ignore all the regular hoopla, and settle in for a nice, personal evening. This NYE, we celebrated it with drinking wine and watching Adventureland, a 2009 film written and … Continue reading →

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My Super Ex-Girlfriend (2006)

Posted on December 30, 2009 by Joel

I watched movie 41 of the year 2009 on cable TV — My Super Ex-Girlfriend. It’s a terrible 2006 movie starring Luke Wilson (before he was shilling for AT&T) and Uma Thurman (who I mistakenly thought could do no wrong.) … Continue reading →

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Up in the Air (2009)

Posted on December 29, 2009 by Joel

Much like last year, this is last week of the year is pure vacation for us, so we’re spending it together watching movies, hanging out, and running errands. Today, we had lunch at Big Fish in Princeton, and then went … Continue reading →

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American Spendor (2003)

Posted on December 21, 2009 by Joel

After weeks of sitting around and collecting dust (uh, not me, the DVD), I made time and watched American Splendor. It’s a 2003 movie starring Paul Giamatti as Harvey Pekar, the creater of the American Splendor comic book. What a odd, … Continue reading →

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A 70-min review of Star Wars 1: The Phantom Menace

Posted on December 18, 2009 by Joel

Who here is a Star Wars fan?  Great, millions of you.  Who is also a fan of Episode 1: The Phantom Menace? Hello? Anyone there?  I just hear crickets. Yeah, didn’t think so. The Phantom Menace came out in 1999, … Continue reading →

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The first Iron Man 2 movie trailer is out

Posted on December 17, 2009 by Joel

The first Iron Man 2 movie trailer is out.  Hey, Whiplash don’t look half bad.  For a brief second, you get to see War Machine at the end. Cool. http://www.apple.com/trailers/paramount/ironman/

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Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs is funny

Posted on December 16, 2009 by Joel

Below is the first six minutes of 2009’s Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs.  I haven’t seen this movie yet, but if the intro is any indication, this looks to be a damn funny movie.  Nice cast listing too.  Man … Continue reading →

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New Iron Man 2 teaser poster

Posted on December 1, 2009 by Joel

Man, I hope this movie doesn’t disappoint next summer. I’m looking forward to it. My comics-loving inner child is still smarting from the Spiderman 3 debacle. More Iron Man 2 movie stills on Yahoo! Movies. Oh, and btw, are those … Continue reading →

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In Case of Monster Attack, Know Your Enemies’ Weaknesses

Posted on November 26, 2009 by Joel

I read this article on io9.com (one of my favorite new sci-fi sites for my daily fix of sci-fi) titled In Case of Monster Attack, Know Your Enemies’ Weaknesses. I think it’s very true.  If you end up trapped in a video … Continue reading →

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Empire Records (1995)

Posted on November 21, 2009 by Joel

Another example of my attempts to catch up on all the classic movies that I’ve missed and should have watched, I recently watched Empire Records. It’s an old 1995 movie starring a few big 90’s stars like Liv Tyler, Anthony … Continue reading →

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