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Joel’s review of Avengers: Infinity War (2018)

Posted on April 29, 2018 by Joel

It was finally here. The big culmination of this Infinity Stone arc — Avengers: Infinity War (2018) — Dun Dun DUN! This was a big one, because they had a lot of characters in this first half of the big … Continue reading →

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Joel’s review of Les Misérables (2012)

Posted on April 27, 2018 by Joel

My wife is a huge fan of the musical Les Misérables. I watched it once on Broadway back in the late 90’s and I didn’t find it memorable or altogether interesting. I know, I know, it’s heresy. There was a film … Continue reading →

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Joel’s review of A Wrinkle In Time (2018) – I’m sorry, but I didn’t care for it

Posted on March 12, 2018 by Joel

I remember being introduced to the book by Madeleine L’Engle in 5th grade, but after attempting to read past the first few pages, I do remember being confused and losing interest. Unusual, to be sure. 30 years later, I’ve never read … Continue reading →

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Joel’s review of Cars 3 (2017)

Posted on February 28, 2018 by Joel

I had some free time earlier this month, and I watched Cars 3 (2017) on Netflix, while it’s still on Netflix before Disney moves all of their movie properties to their own streaming service next year. While my wife can’t … Continue reading →

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Joel’s review of Black Panther (2018)

Posted on February 18, 2018 by Joel

We got lucky over President’s Day weekend, and saw Black Panther (2018) on Sunday evening. From what I’ve read, it’s doing gangbusters at the U.S. box office. Damn, that was a good film. I’ll break it down like this: Unique … Continue reading →

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Joel’s review of Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri (2017)

Posted on February 16, 2018 by Joel

Date night on Friday night! We had planned to watch I, Tonya starting Margot Robbie at 6:45 pm in Princeton, but by the time we had dropped off all the children, we were too late to make it to the … Continue reading →

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Joel’s review of The Big Sick (2017)

Posted on February 14, 2018 by Joel

We watched The Big Sick (2017) starring Kumail Nanjiani, Zoe Kazan, Holly Hunter, and Ray Romano through Amazon Prime. I watched the first 20 minutes of it on the plane ride down to Houston in November, but never got around … Continue reading →

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My review of The Greatest Showman (2017)

Posted on January 20, 2018 by Joel

This may be an unpopular opinion in my house, but I…. really didn’t care for The Greatest Showman (2017) starring Hugh Jackman, Michelle Williams, Zac Efron, Rebecca Ferguson, and Zendaya. The film is a fantasy version of the story of … Continue reading →

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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 →

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Joel’s review of Girls Trip (2017)

Posted on December 30, 2017 by Joel

Sooooooo Girls Trip. We rented this 2017 film from our local library. The film stars four fun actresses — Jada Pinkett Smith, Queen Latifah, Regina Hall, and Tiffany Haddish. They’re old college buddies who have slowly grown apart in the … Continue reading →

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