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man on the moon

This movie told the story of Andy Kaufman. It starred Jim Carrey. I don’t know if I would’ve found Andy interesting from an entertainment perspective beyond Taxi, but it sure made for an interesting movie. Jim Carrey did a great job in his portrayal. Courtney Love played Andy’s girlfriend. Unfortunately, …

stranger than fiction

We watched this one last night. Brian really liked it. I thought it was OK. Frankly, I thought it was going to be funnier. I’m starting to see a pattern here–every time I watch a Will Ferrell movie, I think it’s going to be funnier than it turns out to …

donnie brasco

Another mobster movie. I don’t know what I’m going to do after the Sopranos are over–we’ll have already watched all of the mobster movies out there in the meantime. Where will I get my fix? This movie was quite good–but it was a lot different than most of the mobster …

failure to launch

We watched this last night. It was not one of those hysterically funny comedies, but it was amusing enough–good entertainment for an evening. Kinda like watching a really long sitcom. It did have a “Scrubs” moment towards the end (you know, where they start playing acoustic music and everyone is …

the hours

I wasn’t sure whether to rent this movie or not, but the good reviews won out and I added it to my Blockbuster queue. The movie was actually quite good. Nicole Kidman won an Oscar for her role in this movie and it was well-deserved. Her prosthetic nose made her …