animal lover, gardener, knitter, and gourmet cook
 

jarhead

Hoo-rah. That’s the only movie quote I can remember and it came from this movie. But, I like it. I also liked this movie. (so did Brian. in fact, he hadn’t even planned on watching it, but got sucked in from the beginning. i knew that would happen. he’s so …

syriana

We both really liked this movie. It was quite compelling. It was a political thriller about the Middle East, oil, American oil companies, and the government. The movie had numerous storylines that I won’t get into here, but it makes me wish I would’ve bought the Highlander Hybrid rather than …

in the cut

I heard a lot of complaints about Meg Ryan’s acting in this movie, so while I thought it sounded like an interesting movie, I never watched it–until now. And, I have to say, I thought her acting was just fine. The movie was pretty good up until the last few …

life of brian

This isn’t a post about my husband. Rather, it is a movie from the Monty Python comedy troupe. It showed up in my Blockbuster “featured recommendations” and the review looked pretty funny. Plus, I’ve always liked the Monty Python stuff. My dad is a huge fan of British comedy so …

a mighty wind

I don’t know why I like the mockumentaries of Christopher Guest, but I do. They aren’t typically outrageously funny or anything. In fact, they are quite subtle. But, I find them really humorous. This one was about the folk music scene. The movie follows a few “groups from the past” …