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the ides of march

We watched this movie last weekend–I totally forgot to blog about it. Starring Ryan Gosling and George Clooney, this was a tight political thriller. I’ve always been interested in politics, so it was pretty interesting to see what goes on behind a political campaign. Plus, you know, it had Ryan …

contagion

I was hoping for a little more “apocalypse” in this movie (there was some of that, though not too much), but it was still interesting to watch how quickly a global pandemic can occur. Jake is my new movie-watching partner and he liked it, too.

the debt

This was a nice little spy thriller. It was a little confusing at first and that was made even more complicated because I wasn’t totally paying attention–I actually had to go back to the beginning of the movie at one point because I didn’t know what was going on. That …

friends with benefits

This. This is what I want to see when I watch a comedy. This is the funniest movie I’ve seen since the 40 Year Old Virgin. And, to think that I almost didn’t watch it due to Justin Timberlake being one of the main characters (normally he annoys me, but …

shame

For an NC-17 rated film, this sure was a snoozefest. It was a story about a guy who was a sex addict. The story really didn’t have much of an ending. I think I’ve had my fill of indie films for the year. Time to watch some blockbusters.