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Joel’s review of Bad Moms (2016)

Posted on February 22, 2017 by Joel

I wanted to like this movie. It is not a good use of your time. Bad Moms stars Mila Kunis, Kathryn Hahn, Kristen Bell, Christina Applegate, Jada Pickett Smith, and Annie Mumolo. When three overworked and under-appreciated moms are pushed … Continue reading →

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Joel’s review of Ghostbusters (2016)

Posted on February 21, 2017 by Joel

Namita picked up Paul Feig’s Ghostbusters (2016) remake from our local library. The film was strangely controversial last year, as a number of people were up in arms about this film threatened their respective childhoods. Some people need to take a chill … Continue reading →

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Joel’s review of John Wick: Chapter 2 (2017)

Posted on February 20, 2017 by Joel

I enjoyed the original John Wick film back in 2014. I didn’t know much about the film at all, but I was pleasantly by the film. A character played by Keanu Reeves, whom you felt genuine empathy for. Amazing action … Continue reading →

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Joel’s review of Our Brand Is Crisis (2015)

Posted on January 7, 2017 by Joel

My wife found the 2015 Sandra Bullock film Our Brand Is Crisis on HBO this week, so we watched it. Who doesn’t love Sandra Bullock? The premise of the film is that in 2002, Bolivian politician Pedro Castillo hires an American political … Continue reading →

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Joel’s review of Neerja (2016)

Posted on December 28, 2016 by Joel

I read a Geekdad article a few days ago titled ‘Airlift’ and ‘Neerja’: A New Breed of Bollywood Film about two new historical Bollywood films that weren’t the typical song and dance musical.  One of them was Neerja, a based-on-true-events … Continue reading →

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Joel’s review of Moana (2016)

Posted on November 30, 2016 by Joel

This Thanksgiving weekend, we went to see Disney/Pixar’s latest film Moana Saturday night. Can I tell you that I enjoyed this film? It’s an original story — there are no princesses, and it’s about a fable. It’s about brown people in … Continue reading →

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Joel’s review of Delhi in a Day (2011)

Posted on November 29, 2016 by Joel

I was working late one night (er, many nights last week), and I thought I’d watch something while I worked. I saw Delhi in a Day in the “My List” section added there a while ago. Interesting film! Here’s the excerpt … Continue reading →

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Joel’s review of Kubo and the Two Strings (2016)

Posted on September 25, 2016 by Joel

Can I tell you that I enjoyed this film? I didn’t know what to expect, but my son Joshua wanted to see the film, so we all went out to see it on a late Friday night. I was mighty … Continue reading →

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Joel’s review of Star Trek Beyond (2016)

Posted on July 31, 2016 by Joel

[This is one of those catch-up posts from earlier.] The last weekend of July, we me up with friends Douglas & Kathy in Parsippany to see Star Trek Beyond. The plan was to grab some lunch, then see Star Trek. We … Continue reading →

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Joel’s review of The Boss (2016)

Posted on July 31, 2016 by Joel

The kids were away at camp early this summer, and Namita and I took a day back then to hang out sans children. We grabbed lunch and went to see The Boss starring Melissa McCarthy and Kristen Bell. McCarthy plays … Continue reading →

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