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the falcon and the snowman

Have you noticed a lack of movie reviews lately? Maybe that also explains my lack of posts. Anyway, since spring is here, I cut back our Blockbuster subscription to two movies a month. Last year I cut it out entirely. But this year, I added a few TV series to …

children of men

This movie starred my new boyfriend, Clive Owen. The plot was this: it’s some year in the future and all women have been infertile for 18 years. Due to this, the world has gone to hell. Then, by a miracle, this one woman gets pregnant. A group of scientists wants …

the godfather: part iii

We finished the Godfather series last night. The third movie in the series wasn’t as good as the first two, but it was still worth watching. There were a number of scenes (particularly the opera one) that dragged on longer than seemed necessary. Part of the problem was that we …

ocean’s 11

Despite the fact that this film starred Brad Pitt, I didn’t like it. I had high hopes for it, too, but I guess it just wasn’t my kind of movie. Or maybe I just wasn’t in the mood for it. Or maybe it was because Brad Pitt was fully clothed …

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, …