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bubba ho-tep

Brian’s boss is always lending him movies. They guy has eclectic tastes, to say the least. Because I’m too lazy to summarize the plot, here’s an excerpt from the back of the DVD, “When mysterious deaths plague the Shady Rest retirement home, it’s up to an aging, cantankerous “Elvis” and …

an american haunting

This was a movie about a witch– The Bell Witch. By all accounts, I think John Bell may have died of bordedom. What an awful movie. And, it wasn’t awful in a good way that you could laugh at, it was just terribly not interesting. Two thumbs down.

a prairie home companion

The Blockbuster frenzy has resumed. We watched this movie last night, which is a fictionalized version of the NPR show of the same name. The movie was ok, if a little goofy. I’ve never listened to the actual show (I’m not an NPR devotee), but Brian, who is an NPR …

ray

It must be the week of biopics. Seeing that I’m still all caught up around the house, I had 2 1/2 hours to burn, so I watched this movie tonight. It was pretty good, but I liked Walk the Line more. However, Jamie Foxx IS Ray Charles. While Joaquin Phoenix …