This was a movie about the horrors of war, but more from the standpoint of the effects of war on families than on actual combat (though there was some of that, too). So, it was a refreshing take on war movies. It starred Tobey Maguire, Jake Gyllenhaal, and Natalie Portman. …
I’m kind of behind on my Christmas preparations this year, but I’m hoping to gain some ground this weekend. On the plus side, most of the cards have been sent out and I have most of the dog treats made. I also finished shopping this evening. On the minus side, …
We watched this movie last night. A while back, Brian watched part of it on television and liked it so I figured we might as well rent it. Jake even joined in. At first he didn’t want to watch because it wasn’t a comedy, but given his obsession with the …
It was a nice, long weekend. We went to my in-law’s for Thanksgiving dinner. My sister-in-law and her husband and kids were in this year. We don’t get to see them very often because they live in New York, so it made for a nice day. Jake ended up staying …
A friend of Brian gave us a bunch of DVDs, so we watched the first of them last night. Growing up, we seemed to watch all of the Mel Brooks movies (my Dad was a big fan), so I had seen this before, but it had been a while. It …